Boston's Kelleher Rose Garden in Full Bloom Part 1

This week my wish came true- we returned to Boston to see the Kelleher Rose Garden in full bloom. At the end of May, we visited but only a few roses were blooming then. Click here to see the garden ready to burst into bloom.

This week, the garden was in its full glory. I felt as though I'd walked into a Victorian painting.  Though my photos can't  capture the real experience, I've posted some for you to enjoy. If you are able to get into Boston soon, don't miss a walk in the rose garden. I'll post more photos over the weekend, so check back.

Caroline's Daybook

Outside my window..... are knocked-over trash cans raccoons keep raiding

I am planning..... to clean up the mess after I post this daybook. On a prettier note, perhaps I'll see the Kelleher Rose Garden in full bloom this week (or rather wishing with all my heart!)

I am harvesting.....lots of radishes

One of my favorite garden things.....watering with a watering can

I am reading.....back issues of The Garden Gate which I found at our library's magazine swap.

My favorite garden quote this week is....."Perhaps the most radical thing you can do in our time is to start turning over the soil, loosening it up for the crops to settle in, and then stay home and tend them." - Rebecca Solnit

Creatures I saw in my garden this week..... a water frog and a butterfly. I saw a deer in my neighborhood. I didn't see raccoons but my son did. I saw the mess they left behind.

To-dos for the rest of the week.....visit the community garden, share radish seeds with Dad, thin lettuce, raccoon proof trash cans. Any advice? I've tried tying lids shut and bungee cords. Raccoons still get into them.

Here is a garden picture I'm sharing with you...