Gladiolus were excellent in my garden of 2000. Alice was a little frightened of this purple monster which towered over her. She had no business being in the bed in the first place!

Gladiolus are always excellent. I seem to have the knack with them, after I studied how to grow them and grew them commercially for a season. They are so predictable and so stunning I tend to plant the glads over a period of 6 weeks. About every two weeks, starting in early May, I grab a handful and plant them in the garden. This way, there are flowers staggered for a longer period in the late summer garden. A row was planted between the tomato trellises and the vegetable garden fence, offering a riot of colour right through the fall.

It has become imperative that gardening be enjoyed by all if we have any hope of successfully and enjoyably spending time in the garden. The enthusiastic being under the vegetable garden arbour marched out in her wellies to help instead of wasting her afternoon on a nap. Marigolds, petunias and garlic are her specialty with rapidly expanding demands on more stuff for her to do.She is developing a keen eye for detail and is a willing recipient of tasty treats from the garden.

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For a quick look around the garden in the summer of 1999, click here.

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