Gratuitous Domestic Posting (TM) - Outdoor Division

Busy morning around the grounds of Orgle Manor as we get ready to host yet another end-of-year soccer party with yet another moonbounce tomorrow.

Meanwhile, in my ongoing effort to cause INDCent Bill to jab his own eyeballs out with a pen, here are a couple more gardening snaps.

Last year, I planted three foxglove in this corner of the garden. Foxglove are among my very favorite of all flowers. I did not cut them back, but instead allowed them to go to seed. You can see the result this year:

This photo was taken about two weeks ago, so this crop is now going to seed as well. My plan is to let them continue to spread as much as they care to and, indeed, I am helping them out by sewing some more seed procured from Burpee as well. These are all biennials of the variety known as "foxy", but I intend to seed in several other kinds, including the perennial strawberry colored mertonensis, the yellow one whose name escapes me at the moment and the spangled kind known as "Pam's Choice" or something like that.

Meanwhile, on the rose front we have this:

It's an heirloom varietal known as pink abundance and I apologize that the pic doesn't really do its color much justice. This is one of four roses I brought down from the 'rents house in Maine last summer. As you can see, it seems quite happy in its new digs. (The green posts are what hold the wire netting around it most of the time in order to keep the deer off.

So there you have it. Mine is primarily a summer garden and I'm happy to report that the coneflower and butterfly weed are getting ready to gear up.