A RARE DAY IN JUNE

 

"And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune,
And over it softly her warm ear lays:
Whether we look, or whether we listen,
We hear life murmur, or see it glisten."
- James Russell Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal

Gardening is the slowest of the performing arts.   This once blank slate in a corner of my garden will take time to fill in and once Fall comes I'll be adding more plants as well.  This has been a very topsy-turvy Spring with either too dry weather and hot or too rainy which is tough on the plants.

I added two new vines -the crossvine and a Japanese hydrangea both on my fence above.  The hydrangea vine can reach up to 50 ' so I'm planning to train it on my neighbors chain-link fence .  This corner gets morning and some afternoon sun but also period of light shade.

The potted tree in the corner is my Korean maple which I grew from a very small  seedling.  This Fall I plan to plant it in the ground.

Above is a remarkable plant, Woods Aster, a native which blooms from late Spring thoroughout the summer.  Last year the bunnies devored them but they're making a comeback.  I've been sprinkling lot of stinky repellent around them and also letting my mini-Schnoodle patrol the garden more frequently to try and deter that rascally rabbit.

On to July, the rainest month of the year in North Carolina.