Crepe Mrytle 'Zuni' now blooming for 2.5 months
My Lily Photo Credit: Hannah Yoest
Only two more weeks before the Raleigh area Garden Conservancy Open Days tour, also benefiting the JC Raulston Arboretum. Everything seems to be falling into place nicely. It should be a great tour. The gardens are all different and should meet my goal – to have every garden be someones favorite garden.
I cannot believe my good fortune – the Yucca gloriaso may be blooming during the GC and GWA garden tours.
North Carolina is unique in that we have two Garden Conservancy project gardens: The Elizabeth Lawrence Garden in Charlotte and Montrose in Hillsborough.
I stayed busy in the garden tidying things up:
- Laid 2 cubic yards of composted leaf mulch
- Laid 10 bags pine soil conditioner
- Dead headed Shastas, Cannas, Hostas,
- Dead leafed Crinums, mint, Joe Pye Weed, daylilies
- Trimmed Salvias
- Added a lantana and verbena
- Ate figs
- Filled bird feeders
- Cleaned and refilled 9 birdbaths
For my Fine Gardening piece, I wrote about September Inspiration
More photos from Hannah Yoest taken in Helen’s Haven. My Hannah (My brothers oldest child) is a sensational sixteen year old with an artist’s eye!
Helen Yoest
