Waiting for Summer

We moved to our 'new' old home in West Seattle last November. I have been waiting for summer ever since. Is it just me? I wonder what has taken summer so long. Arriving last week, it up and left on vacation. The nerve. It was 55 this morning. I stubbornly went out in my sandals. I'll be darned if I am going to wait for summer any more.

The garden here was once a stunning cottage garden. I see the remnants. There were beautiful Huecheras in deep red to match the Forest Pansy. The Huecheras have all disappeared, and whats' left of them is a broken tag I found buried there.

I can't complain, there are still quite a lot that has survived.

Here is a list:

Rosemary, Lavender, Mint and Lily of the Valley, Tea Roses. A Dogwood, a Maple, a cranky old weeping Cherry with twig die back. Some California Lilac, a few Maidenhair Ferns, one lovely Hosta, a some Hellebors. On a fence is Akebia quinata, and a shrub honey suckle It is called Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa), a bunch of Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. Creeping Jenny

But it is all overgrown and surrounded by Ivy and Stinky Bob galore. Decayed, it feels decayed. Somehow there are tons of old nails and boards and cement stepping stones strewn around. Any moment I am going to see Boo Radley. I'll have to post some photo's for you to peruse.

This is my dream. I am going to renovate this garden. I want it to last longer than a decade. That is the dream.

I have a lot to do. I'm gonna think about it tomorrow.