GPE #2 : Rancho FirstNations

The Gardens of

R A N C H O  F I R S T N A T I O N S

'The Crap Fence'

 Now, Ms Nations got herself a new camera phone earlier in the year, and was so excited at the prospect that she had this to say: "Hold your horses, get ye ahold of The Mistress and Inexplicable DeVice and let them know the news:

FIRSTNATIONS HAS TAKEN PICTURES OF HER SPRING GARDEN!!!" and, consequently, was the first of you to provide snaps for the Infomaniac Garden Photos Event 2021.

 In fact, she sent me reams upon reams of garden photos - well, 48 or so - back in May!  (Now that's dedication to the cause - take note for next year, the rest of you).  But, in the excitement of the moment, the only thing she had to say about her garden was: "Here it is! Today everything began blooming! Squeee!!!"

 However, with a little research, I was able to find some of these photos (along with many others) on her blog, Steve.  Because 'Steve' is almost as a nice a name as 'Paul' was., and have lifted some of Ms Nation's comments from there to use here (linked to for your convenience).

 So as not to create a post ten miles long which would wear your scrolling fingers out to get through, I took the liberty of grouping some of the similarly themed photos together in what I hope are pleasing combinations.  Oh, and I'm sure you all know by now, just click the photos to embigulate them.  Or, right click and open in a new tab/window.  FYI, the photos on Ms Nations' blog are even bigger still, so if you see something that you want a real close up view of, just go there for a proper snoop.

Ms Nations wants us to know that, between the Camassias and the Narcissus,

"Here are my 'Black Parrot' tulips being sexy and deadly."

 

Yellow poppies, "Itoh Red peony - it went off like a roman candle!", and "Blue Aquilegia everywhere!"

 

Sambucus niger, "A view from my shade bed towards my garage, and the apartments just visible above it - built three feet off the side wall of my garage (grrrr)", and Itoh Red Peony 

 

Left: "Tiny workmen driving through the middle of my garden. GET OFF MY LAWN." 

Middle: "Oh holy shit here's some whimsey.  It's an old 1950's rototiller I got for $5.00, because clearly I needed an old seized up rototiller.  And here it is, with the old half of my house showing." 

Right: "Welcome to Rancho FirstNations!" (same link as the one on the left)

 

Bearded Irises including "An utterly exquisite Iris germanicus 'Interpol'", and Japanese Iris at the end

 

"Iris pseudacorus, being yellow" and "A japanese iris that I took out of my bosses' compost heap back in 1991 or so.  The clump stands taller than I do now."

 

Top left: Weeks rose 'Sunsplash'  Top right: "the very first 'Munstead Wood' rose to open"

Bottom left: 'Munstead Wood' again, and bottom right: Rosa 'Celine Brunner'

 

Sambucus niger, honeysuckle, and something else...

"Depressed Black Kitty visits the Shrine of Geofferey."

☙❧

 Thank you for sharing your garden with us, Ms Nations.  What a riot - of colour!

 The next Garden Photos Event outing features a delicious surprise served up by Hound, so be sure to come back in a couple of days or so to dig in!