Wednesday, 29 July 2015
Golden Sands Assisted Living
Golden Sands: in the courtyard, four quadrants of flowers
SE quadrant, hoping to evoke memories of grandma’s garden
lots of tall maddening horsetail infesting that quadrant. It was previously snapped off but now was growing four new shoots from the top and a fifth at the next joint. (Allan’s photo)
NE quadrant
thrilled that I got sweet peas to climb the Joseph’s Coat roses
monarda and cosmos
persicaria and elephant garlic
mom’s coppery rose; I am hoping to strike a cutting of this for me.
my mum’s birdbath (used to be at her house)
NW quadrant…still the least of the four, possibly because in parts of it the irrigation seems to be missing certain plants.
SW: It’s all rather a mishmash because of acquiring most of the plants for free (passalong plants)
We have been doing supplemental watering with the hose every week as the shrubs outside the quadrants are not hit by the sprinkler system. The white hydrangeas especially need extra water.
White hydrangeas, background, are outside the water pattern.
I’m wary of messing with an area that has wiring, but would love to replace those old Siberian iris with something more drought tolerant. Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ perhaps, of which I have oodles.
I had found some short lilies blooming at the back of the NW quadrant. I cut them and gave them to Pam, the activities coordinator, for a bouquet so that the would be seen. Must remember to move the bulbs forward this fall.
lilies in a bouquet in the common room; on the wall are mailboxes for residents.
Edible Garden Sneak Peek
Between jobs, we took a peek at a garden which will be on the August 9th edible garden tour, to get some tantalizing preview photos for the tour’s Facebook page. It was a fascinating garden, all in containers, with even the artistic home made patio being portable, because the residents are renting and would like to be able to take their whole garden if they have to move.
sneak peek! They even make their own concrete planters.
I’m saving the rest of the photos to incorporate into my edible tour day blog entry.
Marilyn’s garden
Next, we did some weeding and grooming of Marilyn’s garden, way up in Surfside.
I can report that echibeckia seems to be deer-proof, as a doe and fawns frequent this garden and it’s untouched.
The deer are leaving about 3/4 of the phygelius flowers for us.
I heard the voice of a friend.
my good friend Scooter!
Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ starting to bloom.
Scooter and an Echibeckia
a sweetheart
I clipped some plants so the path is clearer. (looking south)
Wind, or possibly deer, are knocking some of the tall ornamental grasses all about.
When I look down, there he is.
The neighbours’ garage is hidden now (looking west)
looking north down the path
There’s my friend again.
Klipsan Beach Cottages
Agapanthus and Strobilanthes atropurpurea; the strobilanthes is blooming early.
Agapanthus
I used to have a mental block remembering the name “Agapanthus” til I associated it with “It’s a mystery=Agatha Christie”.
Salvia viridis
one of Mary’s roses
looking SW over the birdbath
Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’
Bench area will be made bigger this fall.
SW corner of the garden
Hydrangea ‘Izu No Hana’
the lower part of the fenced garden
Rose ‘Jude the Obscure’
the lawn bed, Allan’s photo
I love all jobs where I don’t have to worry about watering. Mary and Denny of KBC and Marilyn’s daughter Nancy do an excellent job at the watering.
Ilwaco
While Allan watered the Ilwaco planters and street trees, I watered the boatyard from behind the fence. The long hose that I loved has gone missing, alas.
this week’s obstacle course
I wonder if anyone has noticed I managed to get a few sweet peas to climb the fence?
a new boat
Thursday, 30 July 2015
The Depot Restaurant
supplemental once a week watering of the new area
cosmos and lilies
east wall
north wall with flowers by The Basket Case Greenhouse
Long Beach Welcome Sign
front, with echibeckia outflowering agyranthemum (and needing way less deadheading)
adding supplemental hose water along the front as the soaker hoses are not doing the trick
back of sign; the cosmos takes lots of deadheading, and I still love them
The Anchorage Cottages
I’m pleased with Agastaches in containers! (‘Acapulco Salmon and Pink’ here)
successful sweet peas in the office courtyard
trimmed back the ceanothus so it no longer pokes into the parking spot
Center courtyard agastache: Manager Beth’s spouse was hose watering.
Oh how I tire of fighting against the 20 mph wind at work these days.
our good friend Mitzu leaning into the wind
Mitzu with the wind blowing her ears (Allan’s photo)
Long Beach planters
the second of two weekly grooming and watering sessions
I always enjoy the happy carousel music.
Allan’s photo, planter on 7th South
Allan’s photo
Allan’s photo
Allan’s photo, he dotes on this volunteer Eryngium at the curb of this planter by Lewis and Clark Square.
Allan’s photo: Lewis and Clark Square planter
northernmost planter, as the wind continued to blow at 20 mph
I popped into NIVA green, my favourite shop, to get some photos for the Facebook page.
nautical towels
birch tree trunk pattern shower curtain
kitty things
Long Beach parks
deadheading done in Veterans Field gardens
Allan’s photo: FINGER BLIGHT in Fifth Street Park
Two big daylilies AND this orange montbretia that snuck in MUST go this fall.
feathery pink Sanguisorba canadensis and Melianthus major
a bottlebrush sanguisorba backed with baptisia
We had time to check on the Sid Snyder beach approach planters, in which we had turned on the mostly futile soaker hoses before going to the Anchorage. The hoses had done very little good and the planters on that stretch look just pitiful. We deadheading the wee kite museum garden and drove on to dinner. On Ocean Beach Boulevard, we saw that someone has again adopted one of the little sidewalk popouts by a vacant lot, a tiny garden that otherwise would be just be unwatered ornamental grasses and crocosmia.
Whoever adopted this little garden, bless your hearts!
If I could find out who does this, I could show that person where to hook up a hose to water more easily.
The Cove Restaurant
At last, dinner with Dave and Melissa at the Cove. How we look forward to this all week. It’s especially pleasant for me and Allan because it’s our last day of the work week nowadays. We get to schmooze about the workweek with other jobbing gardeners; what a blessing it was for us that they moved here.
Tired but happy diners. In the background, Lynn checks on our table, and to the left in the background is restaurant owner Sondra.
Dave has settled on this pork dish as his favourite.
pretty sure it is called Mayan Pork Conchita.
my Caesar salad with anchovies
ahi tuna, my favourite
We’ve started having desserts lately at The Cove.
a fruity cheesecake
Now: three days off. I am delighted that I have only one small excursion off of our property (lunch with Our Kathleen on Saturday). Allan has grander plans involving his boat.
A positive feast of flowers today.
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