Daily Notes- June Teenth

Peony number two.  This one herbaceous, meaning I think, that it dies back and returns each year.  I could be (usually) using the wrong term.  A word gets stuck in my head and it stays forever.  I love how the stamen look like pimento stuffed olives.

Dee. Yes to the picture of the shirt.  I will be going down to the bedroom closet and getting pictures as soon as I click publish here and have it for tomorrow.

False indigo is also in flower just outside the Orchid window. I bought the deep blue. We sold a yellow and a faded blue jean blue.  I sort of liked them but the deep  blue had won my heart.  I rarely cut it.  Once or twice with roses for someone who was in the hospital.

I cut a bouquet of peonies (minus the tiny ants) to set next to husband's placemat on the dining room table. Mostly the yellow ones. Husband likes yellow.  I like the deep jewel tones.  But the deep magenta peonies are still tight. I also have the flat white with a yellow center- they look like sunny side up eggs.  But they don't look good in a photo. 

Another peony is "just pink" and that one always reminds me of a very long lunch next to the Rhine River with friends.  And the very very large tall vase of pink peonies in the hotel reception area.  Just seeing the flowers brings that day back like it was yesterday. I have big tall vases for just such a display.

I finally got soil into one container and planted a magenta geranium and the pink and white spotted petunias together.  The second container is narrower and got two purple and white spotted petunias and some African marigolds I grew in the little milk jugs.  I hope it works out.

I have already soaked the peach trees with the sprinklers and have the one going in the raised bed garden out back- on a timer.  And I have filled all the old orange juice jugs with fresh water so I can keep the plants and planters well watered without reaching for the hose etc.  I can dose the bottles with a very weak fertilizer solution this year.  I don't have a dog with a long tongue slurping drinks out of the bottles this summer.  He never dumped any of them over.  I was always impressed by that.

BBCAmerica is showing Luther tonight.  We are very excited.