The one thing about getting ready to leave on vacation is trying to get everything in order before leaving, so it is nice to have some extra days getting the garden in order before leaving. I know once back, it will need some TLC. What must be like a never-ending wave of roses this summer keeps coming, thanks to all the dead heading. This has been a great year for roses in the garden. Probably te first year I didn't lose any bushes over the winter. Over the last week or two, the garden not only bring the hummingbirds, but I noticed we had more butterflies then normal. That has to be a good sign. Some years I don't notice as many. It could be in thanks to I have planted more flowering plants and the ones existing are more mature. All I know it's great to have a sit some days and enjoy the fruits of labor.
