A Very Good Life: Garden Thoughts and Dreams

Digging It In Diamond Bar

Our little Eden, complete with the occasional snake, is USDA Zone 9B. Nested high in a chaparral filled valley, ground level is 957’ above sea level. The view is incredible. The specific climate is mostly Sunset Zone 20. I don’t want stalkers, so we’ll skip the GPS info. It is pretty glorious to live here in the land of 2 seasons: Fire and mudslide.

This journal is filled with enthusiastic strivings to fulfill the suburbanite fantasy of keeping a country home.

As context is important, on occasion a bit of history or commentary on current events is dropped in.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Garden Thoughts and Dreams

In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban

Clematis 'Jackmani''

96.8 ° F. Summer is finally here. What says cottage in a garden more clearly than flowering vines? The vining English rose has trouble keeping up with the clematis in bloom, but it is my experience, with time the rose's blooming season will extend. In the mean time, its ample green foliage keeps the temperature spread inside my husband's shed closer to 5 ° than the 10 or 12.

'Cinco de Mayo' Rose

Southern California's summer sunlight calls for bold colors in the garden. The rose 'Cinco de Mayo' looks like a mariachi sounds. Vibrant, without apology for who she is. It is the rose my niece, Anka, saw in Portland- calling the blooming garden full in the city's famed rose garden- the most spectacular.

'Dick Clark' Rose

'Dick Clark' is one of the younger roses to huddle my hillside oasis. It sits near the oriole feeder and is just now beginning to flaunt the stamina Tom Carruth, the King of Weeks Roses bred into this baby becoming a bopper.

Now to link over to Tracie's Cottage Flora Thursdays.

6 comments:

debAugust 17, 2011 at 7:35 PM
Loving your colors!
*hugs*deb
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nikkipolaniAugust 17, 2011 at 10:37 PM
That Cinco de Mayo is brilliant indeed. I love those rust tones. I have a rose in the pot ghetto (can't remember its name) that's a bit like Hot Cocoa's burnt orange. Your clem is gorgeous -- where do you have it sited?
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LydiaAugust 17, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Hi, Deb! Enjoyed the plants your mom passed to you.

Hi, Nikki! The rusty toned roses are GREAT in Southern California, Think they remind people of vacations in Italy- even if they've never gone.

The clematis is situated in a littel alcove against my husband's shed. It gets morning sun- and for a good bit of the day, too. There are scented geranium shading their feet or I am certain it would be way too hot a spot for them.
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AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Lydia,

I too love the rusty colored roses! If you can remember the flowers at Kevin and Deb's wedding, those were just the most beautiful to me. Fall colors! I wear those colors and love the warmth of them.
Beautiful!

Hugs, Trisha
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Fishtail CottageAugust 18, 2011 at 9:44 PM
Love that you find peace in your garden! Thanks for sharing your beautiful words at Cottage Flora Thursday's! xoxo, tracie
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LydiaAugust 20, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Trisha- You are definitely a person who favors warm colors.

Tracie- Thank you for hosting the garden party. Helps give rhythm to the week.
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