A Time to Plant

We all need a bit of color in our lives. Four shots I took this morning in my yard, on a glorious day here in New England.

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Ruthanne said:
Your yard is beautiful Bob! My Dad always had a beautiful yard too.
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Thanks Ruthanne. I enjoy the challenge. I was saying to my wife that the birds have a virtual restaurant on the back hill from all the bugs that the plants attract. I love having color in my yard.
 

Three shots from the planter on my deck. Growing bright redish/pink pflox in the hopes of attracting hummingbirds. The flowers just came out on one. I forget what the tiny purple flowers are.

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I was looking back at all the photos on this post. You have done wonders with your property. I love the photo of the blue flowers,very delicate and has a softness to it. I was wondering,do you ever have a problem with washouts? It looks like a very steep bank.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I was looking back at all the photos on this post. You have done wonders with your property. I love the photo of the blue flowers,very delicate and has a softness to it. I was wondering,do you ever have a problem with washouts? It looks like a very steep bank.
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Thanks Ruth. I've spent quite a bit of time on the property over the years. The back hill is steep, but with the amount of mulch we have up there, plus the trees that overhang, we've not had a problem with washouts up there. Where we do have a problem during the worst of thunderstorms is with water running off my neighbor's property, where they have nothing to slow it down as it heads towards my yard. I have a section where we've had washouts, usually once or twice each summer. It's part of the property they don't use, so they won't spend any time making it better.

Appreciate the compliments on the pictures. We've got some beauties this year.
 

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