My mom says my Grandma always calls Memorial Day 'Decoration Day' because she puts flowers on loved ones graves. We don't live near the graves of any loved ones but we took our family to the Provo Cemetery to get a glimpse of what the holiday is really about. It was a beautiful sight to see almost every grave decorated.
Memorial Day is one of the biggest days of the year for florists. This patriotic arrangement was quite striking in red, white, and blue.
Most of the flowers were potted chrysanthemums, but occasionally we saw a florists arrangement. I love this cheerful sunflowers in this one.
My favorite were all the flowers cut from people's yards. There are so many things in bloom right now! Look at this vibrant purple iris against the pure white viburnum.
More viburnum mixed with yummy smelling lilacs.
My favorite were these gorgeous fuchsia peonies, laden with water drops from the morning rain.
It's finally feeling like June... occasionally. My flowers are blooming beautifully.
Another sure sign of summer is the sweet smell of the Russian Olive trees blooming. We have a stand of them across the alfalfa field from us and sometimes I get lightheaded from breathing it in too deeply.
My garden is coming along fine. Only my beets and lettuce mix came in all the way down the rows... the rest are a bit splotchy. The peas are getting big enough that I got out our old trellis and started training them up. I lost one tomato, most of my peppers, and my basil from the drenching rain last month. They didn't like sitting in water. On the other hand, I lost my cucumbers and a strawberry plant because they got too dry! I have to vigilant about checking the water situation every day.
My zucchini is doing well. The pumpkins and cantaloupe sprouted and pretty soon we will have vines taking over the garden! They will have to fight it out with the weeds. I need to buy a hoe.
