The pots on the deck are something new this year. I was inspired to plant a butterfly and humming bird planter and the pots just seemed to keep growing from there. I have 4 larger pots and 2 smaller ones of a matching set I had purchased some years ago. I have 2 taller black pots and the cedar box. There is a tomatoe and basil in one, the butterfly perennials and annuals in one, the tulips, comsos, delphinium in another, the hollyhock with a whitle perennial, scaboisia, one of the smaller ones holds a willow from the VIRAGS plant sale, a black pot with another willow, a black pot with a Japanese quince, and the cedar box with a few annuals.
Two of the rhodos by the deck that are looking good this year.
This is a close up of a drop on the water lily leaf in the deck water tub.. a closely cropped drop.
This snail lives under the deck. I usually find them to be darker green and living on the moss garden. There are not very many of them, so I don't mind seeing them in the shade garden.
Yesterday I watered and fed the house plants and deck plants. I needed to change 2 of the grow tubes on the light garden. My African violets are all in bloom, and there are now 2 moth orchids blooming.
We have had overcast but warm weather for the last couple of days. I was hoping it would rain, but it looks like I will need to water.
I have managed to get a few critiques done on
Megashot and have been slowly catching up on the meet and greet for new members. We seem to have some very active newer members which is great to see. Version 2 is in the works and promises to be faster, sleeker, and even better than the present one; which, in my opinion is very very good. Its a huge portal with many features as well as photo upload and storage.
