Awards

On Wednesday, June 20, I attended the awards luncheon for Chinook District of Garden Clubs. From the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs, I received a 1st place award for this garden blog and a 1st place award for my essay on hardy fuchsias. From the Washington Consultant Council, I received 1st place for Landscape Design for my Japanese-inspired garden. From the district, I received an award for the individual who planted the most trees.

Staking Siberian Iris & other perennials

It's time to pull out all those wonderful Y-stakes to prop up Siberian Iris, Delphinium, and other perennials that are falling down. Here is a picture of my lower hillside area that shows my staked iris. I added three Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP' plants to fill in with some summer color. I see some of the summer-blooming perennials I added last summer are coming up and looking good - hooray!

The slugs completely devoured the flat of annual dahlias I planted here in May. I've learned my lesson and am not planting them again. I think this area will look just fine with the current combination of spring and summer blooming perennials.

Mom's memory garden

Mom's memory garden area is looking nice. The Alstroemeria are beginning to bloom and there is a nice variety of foliage.

Removed Lady's Mantle

The six Lady's Mantle plants had gotten too large for the border, so I dug them out. I did a little other plant rearranging, but didn't need to do much for this section of the border to look fine.

Here is a photo of the border area to the left.