Sosie says that when we come to visit this summer we should check out the Filoli Estate, which is some kind of national treasure near her house that is always in bloom. It is located 30 miles south of San Francisco. It is full of tulips and such right now. Should be in roses by the time we get there for the Big Event.Nothing blooming right now in Minnesota, although the fairways are starting to get a bit greenish as the golfers pretend it is warm out. We've picked up a dozen or so errant balls already. No one has smashed a storm window so far. Have to get them down soon and the screens on the porch. We're just pressing our luck with these free swingers from the high school.
A farmer across the road over there in Jackson Township is working after dark tonight with headlights and worklights blazing, planting corn and injecting ammonia in one late-night sweep. We remember when they fertilized that field with genuine cow manure. The cows are gone now, replaced by houses that are being foreclosed upon. That stinks too.
The moving floodlights of the tractor-planter-fertilizer rig freaked Kathleen momentarily. It looked a bit like an alien space ship floating along the ground in the distance, all lit up.
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Filoli does sound interesting. We read from their website:
Weeping Japanese cherries in the walled garden will be in full bloom this week along with pink Tulip ‘Ollioules’ in the garden house beds. Also, check out the Hyacinth Pink Mix underplanted with the Bellis ‘Strawberries and Cream’ in the Bell Beds.
In the Sunken Garden, look for Tulip ‘Pink Impression’ emerging out of the Nemophila (Baby Blue Eyes) foliage. There are 4000 tulips planted in the Sunken Garden for this year’s display.
In the Sunken Garden, look for Tulip ‘Pink Impression’ emerging out of the Nemophila (Baby Blue Eyes) foliage. There are 4000 tulips planted in the Sunken Garden for this year’s display.
