"Garden making is creative work, just as much as painting or writing a poem. It is a personal expression of self, and individual conception of beauty. I should as soon think of asking a secretary to write my book, or the cook to assist in a water color painting, as to permit a gardener to plant or dig among my flowers."
~ Hannah Rion
(The Greatest Gift of a Garden)
"Gardener's work with an ever-receding ideal of perfection: no sooner is something growing well than they see how to place it better or give it a better neighbour. To other's eyes, all may look as well as could be expected, but a good gardener's eye sees more to be improved."
~ Robin Lane Fox
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The last quote is so true--I'm always seeing something that should be moved or something that needs to be done in the garden.
Hope things are going well with you.
And all of your beautiful June flowers! Love love love the spiderwort! My astillbe's are just starting to bloom, coneflowers haven't bloomed yet!
And that is a gorgeous pink rose!
You are one busy lady!
I enjoyed the mid~June stroll through your lovely garden!
Hug's,
Cat
Very true on those quotes. And I'm going to keep the last one in mind as an excuse for why I keep moving things around in my yard. lol.
Rose, the roses are simply a favorite old standard 'Carefree Beauty' shrub roses. Had hoped to label all but time eluded me. On the bottom right (Group 3) is a miniature white honey-scented 'Popcorn Rose'.
Dearest Cat ... love the June garden and especially astilbes, which seem very happy here. The coneflower is a 'cheat' a recent 'must have' called 'Big Sky Twilight'. After swearing not to, I also purchased another hosta 'June' that caught my eye (like I need more hosta). Please come visit for loads of spiderwort ... as much as I share, more seems to come back home.
Hi Kim ... though I'm enjoying my June garden, just can't keep up digging, dividing and MOVING. Why are we never satisfied ;)
Brenda
Dear Beth (author agent) ... that would be a dream! Thanks for your encouragement.