red and orange

Corn Poppy Papaver rhoeas

赤とかオレンジとか

自分のお庭にはあまり使いたくないなぁ

うるさく怒鳴ってるみたいだし、ワイワイ騒がしそう 

造りたい落ち着いたシックな庭には似合いません。

好きなのは、素敵なブルーとか

やさしいアプリコットとか

ほんのりしたピンク

黄色はうす～いクリームをほんの少しだけ

もちろんホワイトもたくさんあるほど素敵。

それが...

ここ、パステルはちっとも見栄えがしないんです

日差しが信じられない程強い。

まだまだ若い、日陰の無いお庭

みんな大きく育ってくれるまで

赤とかオレンジとか、しっかり頑張ってくれなくちゃ。

近頃、この子たちも可愛くなってきて...

居心地よかったらずっと居てもいいよ

でも、もうちょっと 静かにね。

Red-hot-poker Kniphofia uvaria

I never though I'd use so many reds and oranges in my garden.

I've always felt that they are loud and obnoxious in a garden,

and annoyed by how they interfered 
with a tasteful and sophisticated atmosphere that I'd wanted to create.

I wanted those lovely blues, gentle peaces and blushes.  

Maybe a little sprinkle of pale yellow,

and of course lots of white to tie everything together.

The problem is that pastels don't look good here.

The sun is too strong.  In fact stronger than most people can imagine.

This is still a new garden.

I will have to rely on the reds and oranges

until the trees and shrubs grow tall enough for shades.

They are kind of growing on me.
Who knows, I may let them stay.  

Behave, everyone.

Asiatic lily

Garden log: cleaned and treated the pond, deadheading

                    picked strawberries, broccoli and lettuce 

                    lavenders are about to open

                    lost one pepper plant