here is the bellflower in first bloom. so much for that orange flower prediction. it's a lovely fuschia instead. those other two plants that may or may not be the same still show no signs of budding. maybe later this summer...?
the soon-to-be rain garden has been all dug up and rob is getting it ready to be edged by a whole bunch of cut limestone. rob borrowed our neighbor's roto-tiller and went to town. he compared it to walking an eager 200-pound dog. whatever gets planted here will be rain fed by two buried downspouts from our roof. the city is subsidizing the materials for the garden and our rainbarrel, too.
it's made from a repurposed olive barrel from greece. rob swears that when he opened it up, it smelled just like olives. i think it looks at home between the grapevine and the japanese maple. eleanor
loves it when we fill up the watering cans from the barrel's tap.
here is the bellflower in first bloom. so much for that orange flower prediction. it's a lovely fuschia instead. those other two plants that may or may not be the same still show no signs of budding. maybe later this summer...?
the soon-to-be rain garden has been all dug up and rob is getting it ready to be edged by a whole bunch of cut limestone. rob borrowed our neighbor's roto-tiller and went to town. he compared it to walking an eager 200-pound dog. whatever gets planted here will be rain fed by two buried downspouts from our roof. the city is subsidizing the materials for the garden and our rainbarrel, too.
it's made from a repurposed olive barrel from greece. rob swears that when he opened it up, it smelled just like olives. i think it looks at home between the grapevine and the japanese maple. eleanor loves it when we fill up the watering cans from the barrel's tap.
Your yard is looking great! We like our rain barrel, though we were sad to learn/realize that we can't use it for food. Our flowers really reap the benefits. I like the idea of underground watering.
ReplyDeletea couple years ago we went on a search for rain barrels at all local stores and no one carried them. where did you get your's? and why can't they be used to water food?
ReplyDeleteMidwest Internet sales. GOOGLE it. They are in Indiana and ship for FREE. They have a great selection. I think the actual name of the business is Rain Barrels and More.
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