Think Pink

Fair warning, if you detest the color pink and if petunias make you queasy, this is not the post for you. I know everyone has their preferences and petunias are considered very pedestrian in the horticultural world, but hey, would it interest you if I told you these are Supertunias?  Bubblegum, to be exact.  Oh, I haven't swayed you to the Pink Side yet?  Ok, I tried.  If you really feel all that strongly about it, I don't blame you for clicking on out of here as fast as you can.  Go, be free!

There, now that the petunia haters are gone, I can talk smack about them.   Don't you just hate their smug t-shirts, 'Friends Don't Let Friends Plant Annuals'.  Aw, they don't know what they're missing.

OH, and I should add another warning here....watch your step on this garden tour, I didn't pick up the hoses, watering cans, shovels and pots completely yet, ok? So be careful.  This can be a dangerous environment.

Petunias in the River Bed

It's late, as in after 1:00 AM again, so I'm going to toss pictures in just the way they came out of the camera, in no particular order.  I took them earlier this evening, just before sunset, so here goes.

Yes, I planted Supertunia Vista Bubblegum again this year, I just couldn't resist.   For the first time, I'm trying them planted right in the ground, too.  The River Bed will be a frothy pink sight to see eventually.  I hope.  Barring hail, out of control lawnmowers or a rampant herd of Holsteins traipsing through.

The River Bed is kinda slow this year, but I have high hopes.

Petunias in the driveway light shades

Somehow or other I have the Bubblegums mixed in with some of my Wave seed petunias.

Do you remember my Valentine's Day gift from Carl?  He made me this planter out of scrap stainless steel and I plunked a pot in the middle and planted pink morning glories and cardinal climber, along with a sunset runner bean on every rib.  Things are just starting to climb, so we'll see what happens when the petunias meet the climbers.  This could be quite interesting.

Petunias in the driveway

Petunias and clematis

Petunias by the road.

From a distance........ok, so I have a problem.

The greenhouse is still standing (no we didn't take it down yet)  and Ernie is kinda wedged in next to it.  But he's still here, though feeling neglected, poor guy.

On the plant stand in the hosta bed

Pots in the Formal Garden....and boy do I have a lot of weeding to do.

And by the garage

And the back door

Ok, that does it for the Think Pink Tour. 

Oh, before you go, did you notice the other stuff blooming in the garden?

The hostas are looking pretty good considering the drought we had last summer.... oh what the heck, this is a long post, let's run through the hosta beds, too.

I did get through weeding the following areas this year:  The River Bed, Formal Garden, Pachyberm, Front Garden and the Pump Bed.  I am halfway through the Woodland Bed/Hosta Garden but haven't started on the Quarry itself (shame, shame) or the hills surrounding the Quarry.

 I didn't weed Thursday night and I feel guilty.  We have some blog friends, Beth and Ron, coming all the way from Iowa this weekend to see the garden and we have a lot of work to do to get it ready.  I ended up mowing lawn at Mom's and here instead of weeding.  We had lawn mower woes, but that's another post, ha. 

Yep, this is where I will start weeding tomorrow morning, bright and early.  If you care to join me, I'd be ever so grateful, many hands make light work and all that.  I'll supply the gloves and the kneeling pads.  And a floppy straw hat.

And the beverage of your choice.

 Petunias on the Rocks, anyone?

(Hey, I made it through a post without falling down.)