The view from out the front door
We’ve had serious stormage since Sunday, and I thought maybe the flower bed might catch the worst of it. A few blooms are a tad bedraggled, yes, but the massive quantity of water was definitely appreciated:
That large green leaf at about 10:30 is from one of the redbud trees, which has now gone off-color and is putting forth the usual complement of leaves.
Tatyana »
28 April 2009 · 10:50 am
Is that where the steep grade is?
Your rain is coming here tomorrow; for now it’s suffocating 88F.
I like your rose bush, at the right.
CGHill »
28 April 2009 · 10:53 am
If you look to the left, you can see the concrete starting on its downward path.
CGHill »
29 April 2009 · 5:52 pm
Incidentally, today’s semi-torrential rain (a couple of inches, half of which fell in 45 minutes or so) did some damage to the rosebush with the darker blooms; it nearly killed a smaller one out of camera range. I’ve been out removing the bent stems from the premises.
Tatyana »
29 April 2009 · 8:42 pm
They will come back. Roses, especially ones that not cultivated too much (visually: varieties with fewer petals) are surprisingly resilient.Just cut down broken branches (above a bud), they’ll grow again.
CGHill »
29 April 2009 · 8:46 pm
I have a rosebush in the back yard that’s been sharing space with an evergreen. Last year it did nothing special. This year it’s blooming like crazy. (And it’s over five feet tall, so it’s impossible to miss.) Whatever varieties I have, they’re pretty sturdy.