Monday, July 23, 2018

Ann Arbor Art Fair 2018

Friday I has off and decided to go to the Ann Arbor Art Fair after several years hiatus. I found a an artist whose works I really loved and, although I couldn't afford his large pieces, I did buy a small coffee table sized piece from Eugene Perry. (His art can be Googled at eugeneperry.com )
This might take you there too: -

http://www.eugeneperry.com/



This is the view of my gully repair from the beach level. 


Ratibida

Ratibida

Monarda - Bergamot

Monarda - Bergamot

Beach Combing for Sandusky Stones




Phragmites



Chillaxing




While working on the pond today we found these eggs tucked under the pond under liner. I have garter snakes lurking and occasionally eating goldfish, tadpoles, and frogs but they are ovoviviparous give birth to live young after keeping the eggs inside the mother where they hatch. So I'm guessing corn snakes which are beautiful, also eat my goldfish, tadpoles, and frogs but are oviparous. I'll leave them to see what happens.

Lexington, Michigan Garden Tour 2018 - Part 4

The gardens this year were amazing. The plants looked great even though we've had no rain for what seems like weeks! Almost all the gardens have the kind of rich soil I lust for. The ground here is heavy clay with virtually no topsoil.
Hosta

Cocosmia Lucifer

Hydrangea with Lamium(?)


Oakleaf Hydrangea

Onion

City Garden in Lexington with Hosta

Succulent groundcover

Succulent groundcover

Lexington, Michigan Garden Tour 2018 - Part 3

All of the gardens on the Lexington Garden tour were amazing.

Rose

Yarrow

Brunera

Portulaca - Moss Rose

Rudbeckia

Monarda - Bergamot

Hollyhocks

Hosta

Hosta

Balloon Flower - Delphuinums


Hemerocallis - Daylily

Peace, Perfect Peace

Sunday, July 22, 2018

Lexington, Michigan Garden Tour 2018 - Part 2

From the Garden tour yesterday:

Asclepius - Butterfly "Weed"

Liatris

Arasema - Jack in the Pulpit

Monarda in Ostrich Ferns


Echinacea

Shasta Daisies

Stewartia?

Stewartia?

Polemonium - Jacob's Ladder

Platycodon - Balloon Flower

Creeping Thyme?

Spooky Garden Lady

Turtlehead

Liatris, Ecinacea

Lamb's Ear


Grandpa Ott's Morning Glories

Grandpa Ott's Morning Glories