Everything sublime is as difficult as it is rare. Baruch Spinoza

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The Days of Weeds and Seeds

Zing enjoying the day.



 
We've got some of the projects done over the past few days. Two wild flower beds have been prepared, one partially seeded. I greatly underestimated the amount of seed I need. Mowing, weeding. It's a start. Of course heat and humidity have moved in, so it's a limited amount of time I am able to spend outside. I plan to go to the local nursery this afternoon to buy my few vegetable plants.





27 comments:

Bohemian said...

So lovely and Green tho'! But I can relate to the incoming Heat sapping Strength and Stamina.

CheerfulMonk said...

I love those pictures! Especially the first one.

Anvilcloud said...

I am a real horse’s ass for having to zoom in on that first photo to see what the creature was. You’ve probably dropped the name countless times, but names don’t stick very well with me.

DeniseinVA said...

Pretty photo of your horse with all the shadows and that lush green around him. Everything's looking lovely. I'm going to plant some ferns in our shady spots along with the hostas. It will have to stop raining before I can get out in the garden.

"Tommy" said...

Sandra, those hostas and ferns are quite the trick for a good bed in partial shade. Bravo to You and Your Green Thumb.

Dreaming said...

I bet the wildflowers will be beautiful!

Pixie said...

The hostas and ferns look lovely, as does the top photo of the horse in amongst the trees. I'm looking forward to seeing your flower beds.

Val Ewing said...

I just did some wildflower gardens. My new trick is to plant them crowded which crowds out the weeds.
I missed this post, but I was outside working all day.

Zing looks like he is walking through part of our forest area. So pretty and green too!

Anonymous said...

Of course I love seeing your stallion! Working in gardens when it’s hot is draining. Val’s suggestion regarding planting seeds close to eliminate weeds is a good one. Lori

Sandra said...

I can't tolerate the high humidity that has become the norm now, Dawn. It is green.

nick said...

We've tried to create a wild lawn but all we get is a lot of grass and a few buttercups.

Sandra said...

My orphan boy, Cheerful. He's a big goof.

Sandra said...

I needed the laugh, AC!

Sandra said...

You get too much rain, we get too little, Denise. Be aware that as much as hosta spread, ferns invade! I've been transplanting hosta because ferns had consumed every bit of their space! The ferns in the photo were not put there by me.

Sandra said...

Thank you, Tommy. As long as they have enough shade they take care of themselves.

Sandra said...

I hope so, Dreaming.

Sandra said...

I hope they do well, Pixie. Mark put in a lot of work.

Sandra said...

I just throw them and lightly rake, Val. We will be 90 F today so no outside work for me.

I live in a softwood forest and we have given up arguing with it.

Sandra said...

The easy thing about the minuscule wild flower seeds is you simple throw them, Lori. I did this over 20 years ago in an unused green paddock and they are still blooming. No soil prep at all.

Sandra said...

My son's wife started a native plant lawn several years ago and it is doing well. The front lawn is quite small, which I suppose helps, nick,

Far Side of Fifty said...

Nice bunch of ferns and Hosta

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Really beautiful!

Lori said...

Everything looks so beautiful.

Sandra said...

Thank you, FS.

Sandra said...

Thank you, Linda. No cats!

Sandra said...

Thank you, Lori.

Boud said...

This is lovely, especially the horse cropping away. It's going to be amazing. And it just showed up here now! I thought you were taking a break.