July Meme - answer for 7/12

[sophiap]

Apologies for the delay, but I missed the 12th and then yesterday, I had to deal with a power outage and storm damage (nothing serious, but I have a ton of phone calls to make today and the remainder of an epic tree branch to render down into bits).

Anyhow, this entry is for fufaraw, who asked: Can you talk about your garden? With pictures, if possible?

Comments

[fufaraw]

Oh, those are all gorgeous! I would worry about Bruce taking over that corner of the house, though. Spruces get *big*, unless this is a dwarf variety. He is a cute, chubby little specimen now, though! I am *so* impressed with Soupy--long may he wave!

And my goodness, I love the naming of things. I thought I was the only one!

[sophiap]

Yup, Bruce is a dwarf variety of spruce. He'll get close to the house, but not too close.

My plants are almost like pets to me (at least, the ones that last more than a season are like pets), so they have to have names!

[galwithglasses]

Lovely yard and a very cute house. I love the spruce. The magnolia is gorgeous in bloom as well as the azalea. It sounds like a very good garden plan. What kind of climate zone are you in? We are in a 4b, I think. I'm glad you didn't have a lot of storm damage. We just finished cleaning up after a storm last week. We have willow and river birch so there were branches down all over. Thanks for posting the pictures.

[singinglark]

Bruce the Spruce? You are killing me with the cute. Seriously, I love that you have named your plants, and I'm looking forward to seeing more photos as your longterm plan for the garden progresses.

One day, I will meet Bruce and his yardmates in person! I swear it!

[sillie82]

Oh, I love your house and garden. It's gonna look amazing once it's done. <3