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Primrose Wanda in Pacific Northwest (PNW)

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I have been growing Primrose Wanda for over a decade. I started with one small plug and now I have many which forms a border in my front flower bed and dotted throughout my garden.
The deep purple with yellow centered flowers form tidy mounds with contrasting green foliage. Exceptionally hardy, and quite a sight in the early spring garden. Primroses are meant to be grown in part shade to full shade parts of the yard. However mine are in the sunniest parts of the garden and has been thriving likely due to our relatively cooler summer temperatures in the PNW area. The plant foliage depreciate in the heat of the summer. Plants spread by creeping rhizomes to form small clumps.I propagate these plants by dividing the clumps after the blooms are over in late spring.

July in my Simple Urban Garden

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July is when the garden is in its prime. Though this is also the time when the heat of the summer soars, my lawn turns brown and I lose my patience with constantly watering the garden. PNW goes through a dry spell during the summer just when we need the rain the most.

I get most excited about the vegetables I harvest this time of the year. This year, I harvested garlic, peas, beans, lettuce, Swiss Chards and potatoes so far. I am definitely going to focus on growing more garlic. So satisfying and easy to grow them. The new (second) Plum tree bore a couple of perfect shaped yellow juicy plums this year which I harvested in July. The other plum tree which bears dark purple plums has lots of fruits which are yet to ripen. The birds have been enjoying these plums – hoping they leave a few for us to taste. I look forward to a day when the tree bears enough fruits for the birds and us to share.

I am also starting to think ahead and plan for what I want to plant for Fall. I know that this year, I will be sowing carrots and peas for some fall crop.

I captured the highlights of my July garden in the video. The audio quality is not what I expected. I hope to do better the next time. Let me know what you think. Happy Gardening!