Welcome to my secret garden.
I am a day late posting for
I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color
In truth, I feel like I am a day late for many things.
Since it is summer here, I do not mind.
I have been spending I lot of time outside in my garden.
I am still planting annuals in my summer window boxes.
Here is the view from my big backyard swing.
That big hanging yellow pot under the new gazebo roof is a pansy!
I have never had a pansy pot create such a golden halo of blooms.
The pansies have lasted much longer than usual, perhaps due to the unevenness of our weather. It has been hot, cool, breezy, storm and everything in between.
We have put the windowboxes of pansies around the deck where they will not be in the hot sun all day and they are continuing to bloom.
These photos were taken almost a week ago.
but there are still many buds waiting to open!
The pink climbing roses we planted four years ago on either side of our new gate have grown over the top on both sides.
This photo Posted Here is what our new gate looked like in 2019.
Yes, he built the entire gazebo by himself. I offered to help.
Mr Scrapatch is very much a do it himselfer.
I supplied coffee and nourishment and occasionally helpful comments.
I do help with making our garden grow and bloom.
The bush is small but healthy and green and growing.
