No More Room

Yesterday morning I went to Home Depot to use my gift card from Christmas. I picked up nine peppers:  three spicy ones (each different kind), three yellow bell peppers and three "snack-size" orange sweet peppers. I also got a pot with three basil plants, a rhubarb, a Japanese eggplant and three different zinnia seed packets. Then, since I was already in the neighborhood, I stopped for a very quick (really!) visit at Marrifield Garden Center where I scooped up lemongrass and eucalyptus. Oh yea, I also had ordered unthinkable number of dusty miller and celosia in the neighborhood plant sale (the best deal all around BTW, I got 48 plants for $20 and that included $2 donation!) The afternoon was spent planting and seeding everything. My little garden plot is filled to capacity. Right now everything looks orderly and neat, but that will change as plants grow. I'm glad I used plant markers; they have been very helpful.

 Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' that I planted in March is now blooming.

 It should grow much bigger in the coming years.

 Azalias in backyard

 Catmint

Garden in Early July

Early July is green beans time! One day I picked about two pounds of green beens. I've been sharing them with my neighbors. I've also picked some cucumbers and pulled small beets.

 Front yard flowers

 Lords and Ladies in sideyard

 Backyard veggie/flower garden

 Cucumbers

 Parsley gone to seed

 Garlic is ready to be dug up amongst eggplant

 A little bit of everything

 PIcked my first tomato today, July 9

 ...and it was added to salad.

May garden

Hello neighbor!

Flower bed on right side near garage.

Front yard

Front

Lambs ear and thyme

Flower bed around dogwood

Left side

Shady side yard

Side yard

I have a blooming lily-of-the-valley!

Veggie garden

Parsley, red flower (?), iris

Vegetable and flower garden in backyard

Radishes and lettuce

Small September Harvests

Even this "bad" year, I've been able to pick this and that from the garden...