A Beautiful Day

We finally have beautiful weather and I spent the day cleaning up the Front House Garden. I lifted the 'Hot Lips' Dahlia and one of the Calla 'Flame'. I also planted Egyptian Onion in the Front House Garden and Lamb's Ears by the slide to the house side of the new Clematis from Calgary.I figure it should shade the root and it is far enough in front that it shouldn't interfere with the Clematis. Both the Lamb's Ears and the Egyptian Onion are divisions from Judy's Garden. Looking forward to another good weather day tomorrow when it is supposed to get even warmer!

'Olina' Opens

'Olina' opened today which means the unknown purple-red is not it. I didn't think so. I am just going to try and get a photo I am happy with of the unknown and give it a name for now. Didn't get much done in the garden today. Had to go to the city for groceries and the vet for Tuk's food. Sean got water so that was one thing off my list. My plan is to turn in early tonight and get an earlier start tomorrow. No errands so I can be in the garden until I lose the light and should be able to finish the planting that is left. Oh happy day !

In the Pink

I've been looking at desperate plants for so long, it seems, that I decided to post some blooms today. Spirea and Elodie Lily are still blooming together in the slide garden. Another pleasant surprise was the carnation. Last year in late fall, I was given a flat of carnation without tags. I was told it was probably 'King of Blacks' and 'Ballad Pink'. I don't know what they are because I haven't looked them up but what I have is many, many kinds of carnation including this Mystery Single Red and this Mystery Single Pink. There is also a double red and double pink that I will try to get better pictures of tomorrow. The only open flowers on them are fading but there are buds to open yet. I need to move carnation around for sure. I think this makes six varieties now although, I didn't know I needed to keep track so I wasn't.