Today was one of those rare, breathtakingly beautiful days that seem to infuse everyone with optimism and energy. If one had to have the back wing of their house demolished - I would say this would be the kind of day to do it. So we are very lucky that's how it worked out.
The workers arrived around 7:30. They told me they were treating this as a "small demolition" and would be carrying everything out by hand so as not to disturb any of the garden. I found it hard to believe this was possible as the nearest beds are about 3 feet from the back wall of the rooms that were coming off. However, when they left at 3:00, not one plant had been affected by their work and the back rooms were just a memory.
The light was beautiful late this afternoon, so I took the camera out just to get a different perspective on my plants. I particularly liked the shot of the sun flower (above) and the cleome.
For some reason the Cleome (also known as spider flower) is doing beautifully in the not-so-good soil along the fence, but very poorly in the front of the house. It's a great plant, provides a lot of height and interest, as well as color. What is especially nice is that it keeps blooming all season from late spring to mid-fall. The plants get larger and larger with more blooms as the season goes on. In August, when everything is about spent and the fall flowers are a month away, the Cleome is in full glory.
These are helianthus tuberosus, which I believe are also known as Jerusalem artichoke. They are one of Tim's favorites and another flower that keeps blooming well into the fall.
Tomorrow they begin to frame in the new back room and bathroom. I hope this crew is as careful as the group today. So far all our worrying has been for naught.
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