Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Flowers

Here are some pictures from the Bag Lady's flower garden (please ignore the weeds....)

Lilies with some Mallows visible behind them:

Blue and Pink Delphiniums:

The Bag Lady's flower garden is not up to standard this year. It was too dry and cold early in the season, and the Bag Lady has been terribly lazy about weeding....
at

20 comments:

  1. crazyladyJuly 29, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    So pretty!
    Isn't weeding just the biggest pain in the butt ever ?!?! well maybe after trying to lose weight :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. MizJuly 29, 2009 at 3:59 AM

    *whew*
    thank goodness here we have NO STANDARDS (and lots of weeds).

    ReplyDelete
  3. messymimiJuly 29, 2009 at 5:28 AM

    Gorgeous. And since I wouldn't know a weed if it walked up and introduced itself, I didn't mind them one bit.

    ReplyDelete
  4. HilaryJuly 29, 2009 at 5:33 AM

    Very pretty. I grow a lovely garden of weeds myself.

    ReplyDelete
  5. JavaChickJuly 29, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    Love your lilies!

    I think it has been a bad gardening year all around. We've been getting tons of rain but very little sun. Sad. :(

    ReplyDelete
  6. Leah J. UtasJuly 29, 2009 at 6:26 AM

    Very pretty. Those delphiniums look like they're guarding the place.

    ReplyDelete
  7. GeosominJuly 29, 2009 at 7:01 AM

    The delphinium looks HUGE...

    We have vines in our yard and so we tend to ignore the weeds..until the vines lose their leaves in the fall...and then we have a weed farm. I just don't have the time to weed as I should...I'm glad our neighbors are very patient.

    ReplyDelete
  8. SaganJuly 29, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    They're so vibrant!

    I kinda like weeding. There's something satisfying about yanking them out of the ground.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Crabby McSlackerJuly 29, 2009 at 7:56 AM

    Beautiful!

    And weeds? I didn't see any weeds!

    ReplyDelete
  10. the Bag LadyJuly 29, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    Crazylady - thanks! I despise weeding. And trying to lose weight. (which is probably why I'm the plump lady with the weedy garden!)

    Miz - my standards have been slipping of late... at least, as far as the weeds go!

    Messymimi - thanks! And I have so many weeds around here, they just might start walking up and introducing themselves to people!

    Hilary - I'm sure your yard looks wonderful!

    Javachick - it's been pretty much the opposite here - it was dry and cold for much of June, then we had about 5 inches of rain, and it's been hot and dry ever since!
    Not a good gardening year.

    dfLeah - they do, rather, don't they? Almost like you have to get past them to get to that door! :)

    Geo - it's the angle of the photograph - they aren't anywhere near as tall as they usually are.
    I have a vine like that, too! It's starting to take over the steps.

    Sagan - there is something satisfying about yanking those damned weeds out, isn't there? (It's just that there are so darned many to yank around here!)

    Crabby - strategic photography! Really... the foxtail and other grasses, along with the weeds that were included in the birdseed last winter have almost taken over half of the garden. Sigh.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Lois KarlinJuly 29, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    Your flowers are gorgeous.

    And congratulations! You've won a copy of Faces by Martina Cole at the Women of Mystery raffle. I was very happy your entry was plucked from the salad bowl. Would you send your address to me at lois.karlin [at] womenofmystery.net I need it to send to the publisher, who in turn will mail your copy. Again, congratulations! - Lois

    ReplyDelete
  12. Lil' NanaJuly 29, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    Wow, you're on a winning streak lately.
    I never win anything *pout*

    Although I think you have to enter to actually win, right?

    Your flowers look amazing. Thanks for the beautiful pictures.

    ReplyDelete
  13. the Bag LadyJuly 29, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    Lois - thanks for the compliment, and THANKS for the prize!! I'm tickled pink! :)

    Lil Nana - I'm actually amazed - I rarely win anything, either, and twice in one week?? Way cool! :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. ScrumpyJuly 29, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    Well, it certainly looks amazing to me.

    ReplyDelete
  15. LeviJuly 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    The Baglady has been busy blogging. Lovely flowers!

    ReplyDelete
  16. the Bag LadyJuly 29, 2009 at 12:46 PM

    Scrumpy - thanks! Strategic photography. :)

    POD - the blogging does tend to interfere with the weeding, especially on really hot days! It's so nice and cool in the house....

    ReplyDelete
  17. RebJuly 29, 2009 at 1:34 PM

    Love your lilies Sis and the delphiniums are beautiful...are we supposed to pull weeds?

    ReplyDelete
  18. the Bag LadyJuly 29, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    Reb - only if they are in the way of a good photo!! :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. AletaJuly 29, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    Absolutely lovely! Ahhhh, don't diss the weeds. It's the only thing I can grow. Hehe

    ReplyDelete
  20. the Bag LadyJuly 29, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    Aleta - thanks! I seem to have a really green thumb when it comes to weeds, too! :)

    ReplyDelete