THE FOREST GARDEN IS IN FULL BLOOM HERE AT THE VICARAGE.
THE DAY LILLIES ARE EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN BRINGING THEIT BEAUTY AND BRIGHTNESS.
AND THE HOSTAS ARE LOVING THE WARM RAINS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING.
THIS YUCCA WAS JUST A ROOT CUTTING WHEN I PLANTED IT A DECADE AGO. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THINGS.
ABND FINALLY HERE IS THE ANTIQUE HYDRANGEA I PLANTED LAST YEAR. IT HAS GONE INTO BEAUTIFUL BLOOM.
I started picking this week here at the Vicarage. I gave the kids some kale yesterday and the peas will probably be ready by Friday.
Today I picked some black raspberries and….
POTATOES!
We ate these with our dinner tonight. I roasted them with salt, pepper and sage and mushroom infused olive oil I picked up at Not Just Produced .
If we were to walk around the Vicarage today you would see that the forest garden is coming into full bloom.
The lilies above are the first of the season and they are coming into bloom at the same time as the Lady’s mantle in the picture below.
I keep a good supply of clover growing throughout the garden. It helps keep the rabbits from eating the lettuces.
The bishop’s weed is springing up everywhere.
While the main fragrance is the Japan’s. This flowers may not be much to look at but they pack a powerful fragrance punch.
Strewn along the garden paths is copious amounts of Maryjane and creeping Jenny interspersed with wild daisies.
The summer squash is starting to blossom.
And I have to start using more Thai basil before it goes to seed.
Finally the sinking garden is starting to fill out nicely. I hope you enjoyed our walk.
I am so privileged to live where I do! It’s a lovely little town and the neighborhood around the Vicarage is like one big garden.
The neighbors directly behind me have an entire lawn of paintbrush.
I have a few stands of Siberian iris, My Nextdoor neighbor has hundreds.
He also planted this stand of four o:clocks in the wild part of his yard.
The whole neighborhood is filled with the scent of my black locust trees.
WHAT ARE THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
Notes From the Vicarage 