15 April: just one work day

Thursday, 15 April 2021

Basket Case Greenhouse

We picked up some mulch for Patti’s garden. I reflected on how very strange it feels to see greenhouses full of annuals and not be selecting them for the Long Beach planters.

Roxanne and her daughter in a quiet moment

And shop assistant

Todd drove up! We had not seen him since a year ago at the Basket Case and had a long chat. Then back to work for all of us.

The Red Barn

Thr garden is still drab as it doesn’t have many bulbs. It got a good weeding of small weeds.

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Bentley appeared for his biscuit.

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Diane’s garden

I thought we were going to have to water where sweet peas are planting. It has been so dry and windy here that we are under a fire advisory, so early in the year. Diane was back from a short vacation, though, so she would water.

Showing her some pretty blue and white violas for her pastel color scheme.

Allan deadheaded the septic vault.

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Narcissus ‘Xit’

Tulips in the containers

I deadheaded along the road.

Patti’s garden

Patti was out. We left a surprise of a nicely mulched garden.

The Depot Restaurant

We did not plant tulips in the flower border last autumn because it seemed like an extravagance when they were doing take out only because of Covid. Now I really miss them.

It looks so empty. Perennials will fill in soon.

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At least the barrel has tulips.

The Boreas Inn

We had but two short missions. One was to dig up a very special oriental poppy that Susie loves and put it in a pot for her. She carried a bucket of water to dunk it in…

…and then I couldn’t find it. It’s a deep red one that she had once upon a time used in her volunteer Long Beach planter. I’ll give her one of mine.

A futile quest

Our other mission was to pick up a garden bench and chaise longue for our garden. Mission accomplished. You’ll see them on site later!

Mike’s garden

We deadheaded narcissi. Timba, who is not the most appreciative tiny dog, got a piece of a big biscuit.

Port of Ilwaco

We deadheaded from the east to the west end of the Howerton Avenue curbside beds and port office garden. (The boatyard is strangely low on narcissi considering I have planted many over the years.)

By At the Helm Hotel

Port office (a vehicle was parked next to the garden).

Time Enough Books

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At Time Enough Books

Karla was just leaving the bookstore. We had a half an hour long chat, as we hadn’t seen each other for ages. Scout got a biscuit.

Ilwaco Fire Station

Allan watered. I deadheaded and weeded. We really do not want to have to start watering at jobs this early! I had a deadline to get home so no photos except for the planter on the north side.

American Rhodendron Society talk

I attended a zoom meeting of the monthly meeting of the Portland chapter, and so did Todd, from Oysterville at the other end of the peninsula. Tonight’s talk was about Irish gardens and featured beautiful photos, mostly of great gardens I hadn’t heard of and also of three I had: Jimi and June Blake’s gardens and Helen Dillon’s.

And now for five more days off!