Summer Gardening
I really like summer Sundays, especially if I can get my wife, Jellina, to come outside and garden or go on the river in the boat, or pick blackberries or grapes from our yard. The trees here give Jellina terrible allergies, especially the cottonwood. As a result, it can be hard to get her out. It can also be quite hot, and the sun bright. She covers up, and I just run around in shorts and a t-shirt. Below is a picture of her working on the roses, with a jacket, though the temperature was over 80F.
We pruned the roses (over 50 bushes), and added fertilizer and a weed preventer, and then mulch to help with moisture. After we finished, we were very tired, but I think the roses looked better and give the house a neat appearance.
Next Sunday we will probably work on the grapes. They do quite well here, and in the area we live in, there are many wineries, some making very expensive, world class wines. This is a link to many of the wineries. Del Rio is the closest, and one of the best. We have about 150 feet of grapes. This is a small stretch of them in the side yard, though hard to see. You prune them to bare roots every year, and then they grow back very large with big green leaves and bunches and bunches of sweet grapes.
I really love summer. We put the boat in Sunday also, and I went fishing Sunday evening.
- FlyFisher
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Hey FlyFisher,
Well, kind of odd calling you that but never mind lol I am glad sis is getting out of the house. She always said about the allergies. I hope she’s getting better? Anyway,I enjoyed your blogs. Keep them coming. Miss you guys around. And I see a lot of your fans lol Well, you have a great one, take care and have a great week~
Regards,
Severina
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Very beautiful garden, 50 bushes of rose did you say? So many, must be lot of hard work. But the happiness is multiplied n number of times when you see them in full bloom I am sure.
Would love to read about about the grapes and see some close up shots too.
Hey Sev, thanks for stopping by. Jellina asked me why I posted a picture of her butt pruning the roses. Oops!
- FF
her butt pruning the roses? wow… lolz
roses have thorns, u know?
hmmm… Actually, that’s what I thought she might say. Tsk tsk tsk… You should have thought of that before you posted it. LOL Anyway, maybe get a better pic (without her butt like that) next time?
Anyway, you have a great one and no problem. Actually, am glad you have this 