Just a quick photo of Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) for GTS. 

No Parking – Standing Only

  This is the Amish version of just running into a store while you leave your vehicle running.

Ah what the hay. How about one more flower.

 Wyoming Mountain Aster

 - Aster alpigenus

I have nowhere to put one yet I couldn’t resist buying 3. Since I have no time for my own garden right now they became gifts. I can always buy more.

Believe it or not I don’t have a rock garden. That is something I need to fix this summer. I so want to add this little native plant to my collection. It might be small but the flowers make a big impression.

WHOOT!

 Today is more than Green Thumb Sunday. I might have gone to seed but my youngest seedling is thriving. Today she graduates from St. Lawrence University (summa cum laude).  I guess ignoring the kids while I read was good for them after all.

Go read a book or back to the cage for you!

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A small pond designed to take advantage of a good spot, the irrigation system and a slight slope.

 Where better to place a water feature than where everyone will get a chance to see it?

The pond is only a few inches deep and not much more than a glorified birdbath that gets plenty of use. Only a few inches deep it became a favorite spot of the kids and for the feeder goldfish they saved from becoming a meal.

 The irrigation system is used to overflow and flush the pond helping to keep it clean and the water fresh. The overflow runs down the slate stream bed to an area kept wet for Ligularia, Japanese Iris and varigated Loosestrife.

 Simple – no pumps, filters or any real maintance except for pulling out the leaves that seem to migrate in mass to the pond in the fall.

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 I finally have the placement decided and the hole looks more than adequate. Right now I’m pretty pleased with myself for only taking a little more than an hour to get to this point. At the rate I’m going I’ll be done in less than 2. It usually takes me at least 2 hours to get this far.

 What took most of my time was picking up a little something that needed to be planted before the juniper.

  Overcoming it’s fear of gravity a rock learns to roll uphill.

 See that’s not so hard.

 I can’t believe how dumb rocks are, especially the flat ones. They fall for that ‘roll uphill’ bit every time. They’ll just sit there even after the tail gate closes behind them. I keep them chained just in case they decide to jump but none ever has. I think they’re in a state of shock that I outwitted them.

 A couple waves of my magic steel wand and I’m done. The juniper is now planted and it looks like the rock finally has a mate.

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 Due to a massive hatching of Black Flies I’m getting out of Dodge. I’ll be back by Saturday to see if it’s safe to breathe. Meanwhile don’t hold your breath waiting for a reply. By the time you read this I’ll have already left.