Category Archives: General Gardening

The oxeye daisies along the road are beginning to bloom. They, along with other seed sown flowers, form a one-hundred foot border along the street. I might also plant a few patches of petunias or some other heavy flowering plant here and there along the street, too!

Yesterday, I stopped at several parks on my way to work in Research Triangle Park.

The first was Fletcher Park in Raleigh. This was the former home to The Methodist Orphanage before the advent of State run programs.

Several of the old buildings are used as offices by the park and recreation department.

Borden Building

Garris Building

Ferns around the Garris Building

My last stop before arriving for work was Lake Crabtree Park. It’s a large lake and it was very quiet. A pair of Canadian geese were foraging around the picnic table where I was sitting. The fish in the lake were very active along the shore, too. I assume they were spawning?

The temps have been reaching near 80f by late afternoon. Summer is near!

Spring is everywhere and I thought I would share some photographs taken at various place Inside the Beltline.

A view of the Wells Fargo Building taken on the lawn of The North Carolina Executive Mansion.

Wisteria vines trained on post at JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University.

Skyhouse Tower- 23 story apartment tower under construction in the Art District.

The corner of Cameron and Daniels Streets in Cameron Village Shopping Center.

A whoopie pie from Annelore’s German Bakery at The Raleigh Farmers Market

Enjoying a PomBR and How do you Q? On the patio at The Borough on the corner of Morgan and Dawson Streets.

Dogwoods blooming in Harget Square with the PNC Building in the background.

And The First Friday ArtWalk and gallery crawl.

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I just planted the vegetable garden a week ago but one tomato plant already is blooming! It has been very warm and moist and everything has grown rapidly.

The viburnums are blooming, too!

Each Spring many volunteer seedlings germinate in the small lawn along the street. This year there were many monkey grass seedlings and a few spiderworts. I will replant them in a better location.

This morning I will recharge with a bagel toasted in olive oil and thyme with a little tahini!

And an iced mocha latte

And head down to a few garden shops before coming back and working in the yard and garden!

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