Monday, September 29

Flowers in Lake Placid New York Part 2

When in Lake Placid, reminders that this is the place Olympic history was made are everywhere as you can see in the photo below. Olympic rings on the building watch over the pretty black-eyed Susans and the village itself.
 This store displayed the prettiest begonias looking like they were just growing out of the wall.
  When I took a closer look I discovered the secret to this effect- bags filled with soil! Clever!
 I love the combination of flowers in this planter.
  These stone planters give a definite feeling of being in the Adirondacks.
  A log cabin theme gives a whole new look to traditional red geraniums. Very cozy.
 Stay tuned for part 3 of Lake Placid.....

What to do when it is just too Darn hot to Garden?

It has been a very hot summer everywhere. From what I have been told it is normal to get 100 plus days from the months here from  May to Oct...