Frosty Morn

I know what most of you are thinking......surely she does not mean the icy cold kind of frost.......

Yes, it's a fact. I woke up to frost on June 13th.  Just for proof, I snapped this shot of the neighbor's roof.  I immediately ran out to the deck (6:15 a.m.)  and watered all of my containers.  My farmer friend says that if you water frost before the sun hits the leaves, it will save your plants.  I really did not see any frost on my plants, but just to be safe, I watered.    I felt pretty guilty as I knew last night that we had frost warnings, but I was too lazy to go out and cover everything.  I decided to let nature take it's course...but I would have cried like a baby if I woke up to a couple dozen dead containers.

I am happy to report that they all looked fine on my after-work walk through.

I was very surprised as coleus and cannas do not like it when the temp is below 50 degrees.  You can see in the background that I am beginning to bring the deck furniture out. We are hoping to get it all finished this weekend before my father's day BBQ that I am having on Sunday.

I have a few new things to show you from the arbor gardens.  Here you see the blue/purple spiderwort is now in bloom with the magenta.  It makes a nice combo with the one remaining allium 'Christopherii'.  I planted seven of them a few years ago.  They never survive more than a couple of years in my garden.

 Here is allium 'Molly'.  She has spread quite nicely through the years.

 Here she is peeking through a hosta.

 Ah, and here is my favorite poppy-- 'Queen Alexander' at 6:30 a.m.

 Here she is yesterday at 4:30 p.m.--not quite open.

and today at 3:30 p.m. -

Queen A may still be short with only four flowers, but she is a pastel beauty, don't you think?  I feel so good when I make a purchase that lives more than two years!