Garden 2013

It is finally warm enough in Manitoba to begin planting some pots of flowers and veggies. I always plant with the thought that I will be able to use my flowers as inspiration for drawing and painting. This evening I put together my first pot.

In there I have white and purple petunias, a pink trailing verbena, a new variety (Lemon Slice) of super bells, purple and green potato vine plants, one of those spiky things, and one mimulus (monkey flower). It doesn't look like much yet but give it a couple of weeks. I'll keep you posted because I have been known to start a pot all over again the day after I think it is finished.

June 13th. The plants are filling in the spaces quite nicely. We were very lucky to have missed a hail storm earlier this week that ruined many gardens on the eastern side of the city.

July 17th. Summer has been good to the flowers in this pot. Along with my other plants, this one keeps me busy watering and deadheading to keep it fresh.

This is another pot of flowers that sits in our back garden. This one contains double petunias, hot lips salvia, creeping Jenny, and on the other side where you can't see it, there are violet million bells. I haven't attempted to paint these yet.

Are these not gorgeous? They make a perfect challenge for the watercolour painter.

Or what about these, they might be an even better challenge!