Garden Madness 2008: Part 2

[nonelvis]

Those three sets of spindly shoots at right? Garlic!

I've never sprouted garlic before (well, not deliberately, that is), and I'm really curious to see how this experiment turns out. It's growing pretty fast, considering that I just planted it last week. The fronds at upper left are garlic chives given to me by columbina's boss. Yes, it's one giant ceramic pot of garlicky goodness.




I have so much vinca in the front yard. This photo doesn't even begin to give you an idea of how much there is, but I like it anyway. The vinca has taken over the shadier part of the yard, leaving the sunnier bits to the phlox.


Every year I put out three pots of annuals on the front porch, almost always with different flowers from year to year. This time, one of the pots has some dahlias, because I could not resist their cheerful color and those fluffy little petals.


I didn't quite get to planting the seedlings this week, but at least I weeded the front garden, pruned the big Knockout, and attacked the Japanese knotweed and ground ivy out back. Next week: further assault on the weeds in the back garden, and the seedlings go into the vegetable patch.

Comments

[mmancuso.livejournal.com]

"One giant ceramic pot of garlicky goodness."

A sentenze with so much perfect, is hurts.

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

The phlox is lovely, but the dahlias are stunning!

[nonelvis]

I can't believe I haven't grown them before now. If they do well, I'll definitely pick some more up next summer.

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

Dahlias are wonderfully easy. Even I have been known not to kill them.

[kalleah.livejournal.com]

It's almost like the contrast is too high on the dahlia photo, but I know they can be like that. Cool.

[nonelvis]

I think the camera oversaturates reds a little bit. I need to figure out how to compensate for that other than using Photoshop trickery (which I can certainly do, but it would be nice to get it right the first time).

[kalleah.livejournal.com]

I need to figure out how to compensate for that other than using Photoshop trickery (which I can certainly do, but it would be nice to get it right the first time).

My photography instructor went off for a very long tangent on the perception that anything modified in Photoshop wasn't genuine -- his argument being that the darkroom isn't any better or different if it's chemical as opposed to digital. But I share your opinion that it's better to get the color and tones "right" in the shooting.