Garden Blues

Day 312: My little garden is nothing special. It's just a hodgepodge of things I thought might be pretty, might survive my neglect, might reward me with a little color. I don't fertilize. I don't spray for bugs. I only remember to water when the weather is hot enough to make me complain. I don't plan or plot the plantings. On the contrary, I usually broadcast a mix of seed between clumps of transplants started in the house in early spring. I pay no particular mind to a color scheme, although I've always lamented the paucity of blues. This year, I aimed at blue and hit it with Bachelor's Buttons, blue Ageratum, Blue Merlin Petunias and Globe Gilia, even though they're mixed in among other shades.