It seems that I have a gaillardia situation on my corner of Katy. When a thicket of seedlings first began to appear in the front beds inFebruary and March, I decided to thin them later in the interest of suppressing weeds. Friends and fellow gardeners, you most surely know without my having to tell you that thin them I did not.
The plants had been doing so well that I couldn't bring myself to start yanking them even though I knew they were overwhelming other plants. I finally made a start on that today but rain drove me inside before I could really get going. We're told to expect more rain tomorrow and Tuesday so this task may have to wait until July. The Head Gardener and I are packing our bags and heading across the pond to tour a sampling of the gardens in Yorkshire, England. Cheerio pip pip, the old girls can't wait!
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| The corner bed faces north and west. You can see it two blocks away, just ask Leslie of Growing A Garden in Davis and Carol of May Dreams Gardens! This picture was taken at the end of May so the gaillardias are actually much thicker now. |
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| As you walk south along my street, you'll see more self-seeded blanket flowers in what was supposed to be a dry stream. |
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| Then there's the mailbox bed where the Indian Blankets are overwhelming daylilies, salvias, sedums, and more. |
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| Arriving at the southeast corner, adjacent to the cable box and my neighbors, you'll find even MORE self-seeded gaillardias. |
The plants had been doing so well that I couldn't bring myself to start yanking them even though I knew they were overwhelming other plants. I finally made a start on that today but rain drove me inside before I could really get going. We're told to expect more rain tomorrow and Tuesday so this task may have to wait until July. The Head Gardener and I are packing our bags and heading across the pond to tour a sampling of the gardens in Yorkshire, England. Cheerio pip pip, the old girls can't wait!
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