Happy Mother's Day. A Beautiful Day here in Maine. Warm and sunny. Long phone call with son in California. We covered quite a few topics. Always good talking to him.
Today I am taking a paintbrush out to the Damson Plum. It is self pollinating but not enough insects visiting to move pollen around. So I will brush as many flowers as I can reach. The tree is way taller than I am. I remember the fruit being dark magenta and delicious. I might borrow husband's step stool (which he uses as an end table)
The Peach trees have a total of five blossoms. Five Peaches if all of them develop. Sad. Very sad.
Having a garden is really really NOT for the Faint of Heart.......It can be wildly wonderful or deeply depressing. Last summer the Peach Trees were loaded......we had many delicious Peach Cobblers.
I made a lovely bouquet for the house after walking around picking whatever was in flower. so much has gone by. that's what happens here- and if I get ti right (any Gardener's Dream Come True) there is always something in blossom. Not all at once....that's a Beginner's Mistake. I used to see it all the Time when I worked at the greenhouse. I could help with Perennial Bloom Sequencing but the landscape side didn't really try hard enough with their customers.
I did pretty good in my yard....but weather etc can ruin even the best plans.
Watching season four of Fringe. Very confusing.
Well, I must cut this short and get that brush and start my Artificial Fertilization Project. Long Time Readers know I like a scientific project...a lot. I saved one ice cream for today.
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