FLORALS, FOR SPRING

 

The Eastern Redbud blew this week and it was spectacular!!! It was another day spent outdoors, mostly edging and cleaning the new outlines of the new garden perimeters. Of course, there was also a trip to the garden center near us Ashcombe, to get a few replacements and some add ins. But it was another week with the garden bringing new surprises.

The bleeding heart

The white dogwood is just gorgeous this spring.

This garden row will be mostly new items and transplants to full sun with the huge Eastern pine being gone. The dove is surveying the plan I believe.

The irises are blooming already!

Got 4 more Dartura Ballernias and three more Cassia since they did so well and gave quite the show last year. They won't go in the ground till the second week of May till we are out of frost warning. They go in the potting shed at night till then.

Even more new planting to be added in this week.

The peony garden is coming along great and picked up two more to fill in where old ones died off.

This dogwood is an old one and lived under the shadows of the huge Eastern Pine for years. I love the shape it takes. Sort of reminds me of a bonsai tree. I hope now that the pine tree and it's lower branches are gone, this dogwood will now grow and spread.

We also had family in town so, I had only so much time to toil in the garden yesterday. It was off to the Millworks in downtown Harrisburg for my uncles 92 birthday. It's become one of my favorite places to eat out at, and family always request eating there once while they are in town. Their food is delicious. good pilsners and ales not to mention make a great gin drink and the place also has shop spaces where local artist and artisans can sell their wares.

Some of our delicious apps...at least at our end of the table. artichoke dip, deviled eggs and fried green tomatoes.

I had my favorite dinner there, chicken puff pie...to die for. We also got to see some of the artist that were all over the place doing their art. 

I also glad to see Millworks doing so well. The place as a cool vibe. It's never not busy which is a good thing, as many places in Harrisburg are not doing well further downtown. If anything, I feel downtown is going in the opposite direction it was years ago. Seems everything is leaving. But it has been a great weekend. Today...mostly chilling, with a nice gin later. I suspect this may be the week the lilacs will be open and will scent the whole house. Tootles.