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| Planted by a Feathered Friend |
A feathered friend planted all these Sunflowers for us. They are taking up some of the space I would have used for vegetables but I love them so much and since they are a gift from one of our hardworking birds, we will leave them. I am sure they will really enjoy the fruits of their labor when the seed heads start drying.
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| A few Black Radishes I picked this morning. Most are bolting to seed now so I don't think I will get many more like the large one. We did have a good winter/spring crop tho and I am grateful for these to add to my sandwich tomorrow. |
The tomatoes are growing super fast this year, I have 22 planted and still have some back-up seedlings to find space for. You never know when a disease will hit and I don't want to be short of tomatoes. I will include some pictures to keep my blog updated. We also planted Orange Watermelon Seeds and Charentais Cantaloupe Seeds, but they are so small I didn't take pictures. We are also growing two types of Eggplant, a slender white and purple; these are behind the tomatoes along the driveway. I will get pictures of these later and add them.
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| Bed # 1 has 2 San Marzano, 1 Purple Russian, 1 Paul Robeson Black, and 1 Persimmon Orange. Swiss Chard along the front row. |
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| Bed # 2 has Green Zebra, Cherokee Purple, Big White Pink Stripe, Gold Medal, German Queen Pink and Anna Russian Pink |
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| Bed # 3 has Gold Medal (replaced Flamme Orange) Crimson Carmello, Mortgage Lifter, Black Krim, and Big White Pink Stripe. |
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| View of all 3 Tomato Beds |
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| Bed along driveway. This is Swiss Chard and a Ponderosa Tomato. Onions in the background and an Iris on the left, which I need to relocate in the fall. |
Tony made 4 new Tomato Cages for me. I really like these because I will be able to relocate them on my own. The larger ones in the raised beds are tough to store and I need help when putting them in the beds. I hope he makes more of these for me. They measure about 18 inch square and are 7 feet tall.
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| New Tomato Cage |
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| A volunteer mystery tomato, probably a San Marzano but will be happy with whatever.. Garlic on the right of tomato. |
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| 2 Southern Night Tomatoes and 1 Gold Medal Tomato |
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| Cocozelle Zucchini |
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| White Scallop Squash growing under Tangerine Tree |
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| White Scallop Squash and 3 Colors of Patty Pan Squash |
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| Onions we're growing from last years seeds. |
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| Tony is growing 6 miniature corn plants. These are in Bed # 4 along with the onions. |
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| Back up tomato plants |
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I recovered my chair cushions and made a couple of small pillows to go along with them. I think they turned out nice. Cheaper than buying new cushions!
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| Shabby Window Project |
I finally finished two of the
windows I bought at an estate sale more than a year ago. I hung one by the chairs (above) and this one by my purple table.
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| Violets are blooming |
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| Front Bank with Nasturtiums, Calundula and Iris, among others! |
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| Heartsease self seeded from last year |
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| Sour Grape Penstemon |
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| Penstemon, Scabiosa, small Hollyhock plant |
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| Rose Campion and Violet Pathway |
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| Cherry Parfait Rose on West side of house. |
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| Marmalade Skies Rose on front bank |
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| Tigress Rose on West wall of house. |
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| Shabby Chair Project (the cactus to the left is a Crested Cactus from Tonys' collection. It is in bloom now) |
Now I must get going on my shabby chair project. I have stapled chicken wire to the chair and will line that with coconut fiber and plant succulents in it. I started to paint the chair a soft shade of purple, but have decided to go with Behr brand (Home Depot) paint called Cilantro Cream. I think it will look better with the succulents next to that color than with the purple.
"...the love of gardening is a
seed that once sown never dies, but always grows and grows to an enduring and
ever-increasing source of happiness."
-Gertrude Jekyll
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