I drove yesterday, went to the studio, I should not have done that, I very nearly got in an accident, unable to turn my head. When I got back home I was fairly wrecked, Energy like a burned out bulb.
Today I could only go as far as across the street to take a photo of my neighbors rose, Such incredible color , It looks like fire.
My lavender is getting along well, spread out a few feet from last summer , think I will have enough for several underwear drawers.
The neighbors peonies are nearly spent already, they do not last long.
Our peonies are still tight little golf ball buds. The gardeners killed the ants, without ants the peonies will not bloom. We hired gardeners because we could not agree on what to do with the area and what to plant. I thought the gardeners were on the same page as me when they first came and dug weeds, used a spade and seemed organic, caring for the soil- soon I realized that they were more on a different page with their hazmat suits and toxic spray and a damned leaf blower! Anyway, They sprayed the bugs, the weeds, the soil. But our yard "LOOKS" reasonable.
I brought one ant over from the neighbors peonies to tickle our bud into a blossom. I will let you know if that works. I hope it signals it's friends to come over.
I am no fan of peonies, but shame on the gardeners. How do you transport one ant?
ReplyDeleteon a leaf transportation, carefully
Deletethey are gorgeous flowers. why won't they bloom without ants?
ReplyDeletePeonies and ants have a symbiotic relationship that is quite fascinating. Peony buds secrete nectar as they develop, and the ants come and take the nectar for their own use. The nectar can actually harden into a waxy substance that can prevent peony buds from blooming.
DeleteI just want the ants to stay out of my house. I am getting tired of opening brand new packages of things only to discover that the tiny black sugar ants have already invaded in astounding numbers. I can't tell you how many times I've eaten ants by mistake.
ReplyDeleteextra protein, they say. Better than eating boxed raisins only to find , near the end, that they are crawling with tiny wiggly larvae , Always look before gobbling.
DeleteOh dear, gardeners with toxic spray! That is fascinating about peonies and ants. I didn't know. But I don't feel chagrinned for not know because apparently neither did the gardeners!
ReplyDeleteRIGHT? What were they thinking, but I am grateful , at least they have not covered the yard with asphalt - Mr. Man was thinking to cover the yard with tiles. (?) Clearly not Mr. Natural.
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