A Spring for Spray Painting

I finally decided on what color I was going to paint my yard items.

Valspar Seascape Spray Paint. I think it turned out nice! This hear is

my herb garden.  I started them last year, 2011. I am petrified to put them in

the ground, for fear of takeover. Maybe with time, I can find a spot for them.

I love the smell of herbs, running my hand over them, they are heavenly. I suppose

if they escaped into the yard, mowing over them would not be a bad thing.

That is a August Beauty Gardenia and a Japanese Fringe Rubrum behind the bench.

My Lady Banks Rose, that I have to heavily prune every year.

I hear it can be a monster. Growing up to 30 feet. I am not sure why I planted it this close to the house.?

Check out::  http://www.goldcoastrose.org/articles/tombstone.htm.  To the right of the chair is my Spanish

Lavender.  Don't prune it too much or it will die. That is why there is a bare spot to the left.

Don't forget Henry the Toad, he seems content on his rock.

On the other side, "Wilber" the pig hides in the Lavender.

 This is one of my new beds this year. My neighbor gave me some irises that she had thrown out in the woods.

I painted my butterfly Rustoleum SunRise Red. The stakes twig is an English Dogwood. 

I dug it up out of thewoods. I am eventually going to have to move it, it will get huge.  I have a problem with planting stuff to closetogether. Impatience?  My Russian Sage is lovely when in full glory,

and the red yarrow is new.

 The gate belonged to my husband's mother that passed away at 45 from a massive heart attack.

I painted it Sunrise Red as well. I think of her everytime I look at it. I planted some asiatic lilies bulbs around it and a Rosemary bush to the left.  Butterfly bushes in the background.