Thursday in the Garden with Artemisia

I gets to show you around today.You should always take time to stop and smell the flowers.

The Swamp Iris we wants to get some Blue Flags to go with them.

Some weeds Mommy hasn't pulled up yet, they are kinda pretty, maybe she will leave them.

The raised bed around Charybdis' grave. Daddy needs to put some dirts in there. Mommy has the flowers all ready to plant.

This Verbena is around Whiskers' grave.

Didn't it look pretty. Now I has a question for all my gardening friends. See shortly after this picture was taken it came a deluge, flood, moonsoon, too much rain (Mommy says some of you from other parts of the USA aren't aware of the torrential downpours we gets here so I am trying to give you the idea of how much rain we got.) and the verbena all died in this bed. In the bed just above it the verbena is doing fine. Anyway it finally stopped raining and the verbena started to come back out and then we got the HOTS (Mommy says it gets hotter here then in some parts of the USA, just imagine an oven turned way up or a sauna) and the verbena died again (this time probably for good). Anyway does anyone have an idea of something we could plant here that would look good all year? We wants it to look pretty for Whiskers. It needs to grow close to the ground. We have tried planting Herman's Pride since it was doing so well in the flower pot, but it looks as if it is struggling. We are going to give it to the end of June to see if it makes it and possibly thrives, but we would like some ideas in case it doesn't.

I am looking out for pest. Something has been eating the leaves on some of our plants.

This is the Verbena that is still doing good. It even looks good in the winter. Mommy is puzzled why one bed does so good and the other bed doesn't. Mommy had Bugle Weed planted in the Whiskers bed before she tried the Verbena there and it didn't do good there either, but is doing great in the bed it is planted in now.

Be sure to stop by and visit Jonesie in her garden.
~Artemisia


18 comments:

Milo and Alfie Marshall said...

Wot a wonderful stroll round yoor garden ~ I really enjoyed it. We fink the raised beds for the Bridge-Angels are truly beautiful.

I'm not sure abowt wot plants would grow best in yoor climate ~ but will be interested to hear when yoo have chosed some.

love Alfie Marshall xx

Kea said...

Thank you for showing us around your lovely garden!

We don't know what kind of plants would be best either--our human isn't very knowledgeable about such things. She just plants perennials that catch her eye and if they don't survive, tries something else!

Cory said...

I asked Jonesie and this is what she said:

Being a Northwest kitty, I don't really know much about anything that doesn't grow in my own backyard...or what I learn from my gardencat furriends. Sometimes though...I sit in moms lap and google garden websites that give lists of plants for certain climates. Google is my furriend.

Anonymous said...

hmm i can not halps you wif your gardening problems... my mommeh has killed every single thing in our garden this year. i do not know WHAT is the matter wif her. so do not feel bad about these things, your garden is realleh amazing anyways! it is so nice how you keeps flowers for your Angels at The Bridge.

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

You sure are getting many blog ops here, Miss Artemisia. We love going on the garden tours with you. Sorry we are no help with flower suggestions - we look to you to do that for us.

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Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu said...

Sorry about all that "weather!"

Our own garden is full of roses since the soil here is very good for them.

Brian's Home Blog said...

That was a great garden tour Artemisia! I don't have any answer to your question though since I don't have a garden.

Pip said...

Thank you for the garden tour Artemisia. Your gardens are almost as loverly as you.
We not knows anything about flowers, but we understands you wants Whiskers' grave to looks nice. We hopes someone can helps you.

Amy & the house of cats said...

Thanks for showing us the garden Artemisia! We wish we could give you some suggestions for flowers, but our mom can't even figure out what to grow at our own house (she doesn't really pay attention to that stuff). And it is weird that the verbena was ok in one spot and yet not the other. Plants really confuse us!

Anonymous said...

Sorry about the weather! :o( Did you ever consider Tiger Lillies? They take off like banshees. Mom transplanted some and they are thriving! They are very hearty!

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

What a nice tour!

Sorry 'bout the weather khausing all those growing problems...

We aren't of any help with suggestions!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
PeeEssWoo: Hi Fenris!

Angel Ginger Jasper said...

Sorry I cant help with what to plant in your bed but Loved the tour round your gorgeous garden. The iris's are beautiful..Grandma had a lot of Iris's in her garden. Thanks for the tour.. Hugs GJ xx

Angel MoMo and Charlotte said...

Thankyou for the tour of your lovely garden. Sorry for the weather. Poor verbana!

We don't know much about perennials but my lazy SS suggests that maybe plants with colourful leaves might look good.

The Island Cats said...

Thanks for letting us walk with you in your garden, Artemisia! We don't know what would grow good in Whisker's bed. We hope you find something that will grow good there!

Lorenza said...

I love to see you around your garden showing us your plants and flowers!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza

Sweet Purrfections said...

The only thing mom has luck with in the heat is Gerbera Daisies, but they have to be watered and they only bloom in the summer. But, they keep coming back.

Anonymous said...

It all looks so good! But we are anxious ta see the spot of Charybdis's grave finished soon. We just know it is gonna be bootiful, like her!

Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats said...

Thanks for showing us around your garden, Kitty Named After A Flower. We are sorry bout the rains and the heat and sad for the flowers, too. Your pawrents are good gardeners too, they will plant something that thrives, but don't ask our mewmie...she has a brown thumb. We don't know what that means except all our plants are fake, hahameow