Walk Through

I finally had a few days with no rain last week.

The pathways are in.

It is now easier to walk through with out getting muddy.

This pathway goes from the back yard to the deck and patios.

I put in walkways where Mr. M. can not reach with his lawn tractor.

And he does not like to weed eat.

I still have to mulch, but that is the easy part.

Pretty pink rose bush.

Purple Phlox.

Quite a difference.

My youngest son wanted to know why mom was taking pictures of the walkway in her pj's.

So early in the morning.

I tried doing it on a sunny day, but the pictures were over exposed.

Hydrangeas.

I have a love/hate relationship with them.

I love them.

They hate me.

Well, not really.

I need to plant them in better spots.

I am hoping this pretty pink one is in a happy place.

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This new pathway is next to the pool.

The kids like to Hop Scotch through.

Another area Mr. M. does not like to do.

SO

 I fixed it for him.

With pretty flowers!

This little guy is one of the pink fairy roses.

Like the ones in the front and by the deck.

Yes, he will probably grow so big I will have to move the pathway to somewhere else.

That is the fun of flower gardening.

More pink fairy roses.

I do love them so.

They tend to be less maintenance than regular roses.

Pink Cone flowers.

Pink phlox.

Multi pinks and red Sweet William.

Behind the wild growing asparagus and in front of the pine tree is where the next flower garden is going.

That hill will be transformed into a beautiful garden within the next few weeks.

This is my left over pile.

 I also bought a few trees on sale.

In the fall I will add the evergreen bushes from the pots on the deck.

Then that is it.

I swear.

No more new gardens this year.

I think.

He hopes.

This is why.

Why I love my roses.
This is a bunch of my pink fairy roses and pink climbing roses.
Love them.
They smell divine.

And you?
Why do you garden?

The Roses are Here, The Roses are Here

My pink fairy roses are starting to bloom.

There are masses of them.

My pink climbing roses are also in bloom.

It smells heavenly here.

They are growing up the arbor.

The pink fairy rose bush in the back yard.

There are several birdhouses in there, though you can barely see them. 

It looks amazing with all that pink.

This is the first blooming.

They will bloom for several weeks, then grow all summer and bloom again late August/September.

White climbing roses by the side entrance to the garage.

This is where I want to put the small over door arbor.

By the end of summer I will surely need it.

The roses on the path to the fire pit are in full bloom.

Some have lost their petals and they looks so pretty on the ground.

Today, I plant 4 more rose bushes.

The sun is out and I can move dirt to where I need it. 

This is my project for the week.

Put in dirt and plants and a new walkway.

I have exciting news.

We have passed the electrical, plumbing and rough inspection.

It is time for insulation!

We have saved, worked and waited for this for 4 years.

Lots of work ahead, but we can't wait to get started.

I hope you are having a wonderful summer and thanks for stopping by.

I am partying with Tracie from Fishtail Cottage for a Cottage Garden Party.

First Roses of the Season

This is going to be the year of the roses here at Arbor House Lane.

This is the path from the driveway into the firepit area.

These bushes are just full of lovely pink fragrant roses.

I wish I had written the name down in a book, because they are so hardy and they have few thorns.

High winds and lots of rain have caused them to loose lots of petals.

I love how they look all over the garden bed.

I have a pair of iron gate ends on each side of the path.

Peonies, roses and foxglove.

A lovely combination.

Wild white roses almost completely cover the arbor at the side of the house.

Almost like a secrete garden.  

Soon this arbor will be covered in huge pink roses.

Wild white roses on the front arbor. 

During this week the arbor will be covered in tiny white roses.

Arbor view from the front door.

This is a mass of little pink fairy roses.

Next week it should be full of small pink roses.

These are my favorite rose bushes.

They require little maintenance and they can grow to be huge if you let them.

I can't wait to cut some and bring them in the house.

The arbor as it looks from the road.

This climbing rose in the corner to the garage door.

We will be building a small over the door arbor to let the roses continue to grow up.

Like the one below.

Image here.

These would be simple to make in a weekend.

Oh, honey, whatchadoin?

When I Grow Up

Do you remember when you were a kid and everyone asked

"what do you want to be when you grow up?"

I think I know.

I want to be a gardener.

A few pictures from Arbor House Lane Gardens.

I love flowers, planting, weeding, pruning.

I thought I was going to go simple this year due to a full schedule of BASEBALL.

Ah baseball.

If you are new to my blog then you might not know I have a hate love/hate hate relationship with the sport.

I do enjoy watching my children play, especially my daughter, she has an enthusiasm for the game that her brothers do not have.

I just am not enjoying being at the baseball fields 5 days a week.

I am a gardener.

I putter in my gardens.

I weed.

I plant.

I prune. 

I do not do BASEBALL!

Anyway, as I said I thought I was going to do easy this year due to lack of availability in my gardens.

NOPE!

I have already planted six pink fairy shrub rose bushes and I have about six more to plant.

I am also in the process of designing a new garden to work towards future pool privacy.

AND

I am hoping to talk Mr. M. into letting me turn our vegetable garden into a potager garden,
 otherwise known as a kitchen garden.

If you thought I have no time to garden, why on earth does Mr. M. think he has time to garden?

He is coach for one of my son's baseball teams and a coach helper for my other son's team.

So, my plan is to use this to my advantage and mix my flowers and his vegetables in one garden.

Picture found here.

Picture found here.

Both of these pictures are great gardens.

I love the second picture for all the different heights but I think there may be too formal and too much shade for a vegetable garden.  

The fun thing about gardening is that you can always be creative with colors and styles,
within your zone of course.

How about you?
Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?

Have a wonderful weekend.
It is going to be a beautiful day to garden and get our pool ready, summer is on it's way!