FALL IS MUM TIME

FLOWERS - WORK DUTY CALLS!!

We hosted a pre-boatshow cocktail party at work, I had the pleasure of doing flowers for that, and these five little ones went onto boats on display.  What a great job I have - a few photos of the flowers to go on the boats, taken in my back garden.

WHITE TAILED DEER - RESIDENT DAILY GUESTS IN MY GARDEN

Yes, they snack on my plants but there are enough to go around and share - I love the wildlife and would rather have them around than not.  I don't use toxins in my garden and sometimes use Irish Spring soap around the plants I want to deter them from, or spray with eggs blitzed up with water in the blender - this has been very successful for me, you do need to reapply after it rains.  Their favorites are the Hostas, Oakleaf Hydrangeas, Roses, and the ripe figs that fall of the tree onto the grass.  I plant enough other deer resistant plants, they don't touch my ferns, grasses, Purple Cone Flowers and Black Eyed Susans, so I interplant.   4 newborn spotted fawns have made their appearance this year and we have one buck with a rather nice rack!!!!  A regular little family that are most welcome guests.  

FUNGI VISITORS THAT POPPED UP IN MY GARDEN, ONE SUMMER DAY.

YELLOW IN SUMMERTIME

Of Black Eyed Susans and Sunflowers growing out in Virginia.

EARLY FALL FLOWERS IN ANNAPOLIS

I spent a few hours walking around the historic district of Annapolis this past weekend, stopping to smell the roses.  I drive around every day and never have the time to stop and look, so this was a real treat.  Annapolis is beautiful and colorful, not only the stunningly restored old historic buildings, but the hidden gardens, containers, flowers tumbling over wrought iron fences and little treasures growing amongst the cobbled walkways.