little eden

I love my garden this summer. This is my 4th summer in this house and finally my garden looks like something!

The hot reddish-orange flowers are crocosmia. I first saw one of these a few years back on a garden walk and it took my breath away! I finally found one and planted it last summer. It didn't do much, but most perennials don't perform in their first year.

The pink flowers are my hydrangea shrub, which was originally an Easter gift from Rob that I plunked in the ground to see if it would adapt. I think it's happy here.

My evergreen shrubs were new last year, so they're looking good too.

And last, but not least, is my yellow adirondack chair, hand painted by me last summer. I think it makes the whole porch. I love summer.