August 7, 2010: The Morning Before Vacation

We're going to be away for two weeks so I am crossing my fingers that the house/cat sitter remembers to water the garden! The impatiens continue to go wild, so much so that I might have to trim them back to keep them from overwhelming my recently-planted perennials.


I think our little garden has really improved the curb appeal of our house. I may be partial, but it is really the prettiest garden on the street.


This is the view walking up the street:


We brought back some moss from MI a few weeks to try and get it to grow in the path. So far it is doing well and seems to be living.


Our Japanese painted fern looks really great - it has a really interesting shape and seems to be thriving in this location.


This other fern next to it didn't seem to be doing that great, but now it is sprouting new leaves (really beautiful!) and seems to have made a baby a few inches away as well.