Planting Around the Patio is Underway

Even as I write the first plantings around our patio are underway.  Mrs. F.G. is out there, plotting where she wants each plant to go and getting the first ones in.  Our young guy helper was here this morning doing some of the heavier work.

So to get started we headed over to Westside Nursery on the far side of Owen Sound.  Here the Head Gardener is contemplating which perennials would fit in.

I meanwhile was somewhat limited to the harder wider pathways, and also limited by my limited horticultural knowledge but I looked around happily.

But I was close to a single Coneflower that was sitting down low and I even managed to get a close-up of it.

I was more likely to look at garden fixtures like this.

Soon Mrs. F.G. had the cart loaded up with about a dozen mostly different perennials.

And they started to total up the damage, not as much as I feared.  They sent us off across the parking lot to pay at the main greenhouse.

They had a nice patch of Brown-eyed Susans in their own garden, and I couldn't resist taking photos.  We had lots at our previous home but I could never decide whether I liked the big picture or a close-up better, so you get both.

Here at home the plants are all lined up waiting for decisions on where each one will go.  It's a challenge keeping in mind how big they may get in 3-4 years, and arranging them from tallest in the back to shortest in the front.  But give us those 3-4 years and this place will look terrific!

Meanwhile today was another jam day here.  Mrs. F.G. ordered Black Currants from Goldsmiths and picked them up on Thursday.  Today she made 16 pints of Black Currant/Raspberry/Blueberry jam, my favourite and her own unique mixture.  We're set for the year!

And today it's raining and probably going to rain all day.  No gardening for us.