Green Tomato Salsa

My first attempt - Mmmmm good!

Out the back door . .

A beautiful Volunteer

Checking out the back field.

Garden Update

We've been picking green beans and peas, there are tomatoes, cucumbers, okra,  and peppers in the making, and the corn is starting to tassle.

Tom is admiring his garden way back on the left, and you can see his grape vine back on the right.

some things never change

here I am at 5-

and here I am 55 years later-

 

this was when we started the garden in March

Blue Dragonfly

I just love these guys!

 

Frame brush by Nancy Rowe Janitz.

Some Days You Just Get Lucky

This was taken sitting in our swing in the flower bed.

Credit to Sandi Kreiger for the frame and K Pertiet for the layer mask.

A Different Focus

New Addition

I know lots of people have Garden Gnomes, but not me. I finally broke down and now I have my very first gnome!

and his friend

I'm done!

Well, done for now. The pulling weeds and putting in mulch is done. Now the fun begins - putting in more flowers!

The next big job is cleaning the pond. that's in the middle of these two beds. Yuck.

Flower Garden Progress

I am making tons of progress in my flower garden - almost done!

Rose Garden

This is my latest outdoor pet project. This is my rose garden / flower bed / T's fish cleaning sink. I started on it a week or so ago. It hadn't been touched by anyone (except T cleaning fish) in two years and was SOLID weeds. So now I can work on it and it is getting a complete makeover. I am taking almost everything out, putting in mulch and planting in pots. My weeding from now on will be done with a weed killer spray. it's a beautiful place to sit on the swing underneath the bottle brush tree. Not so beautiful at the moment, but it will be soon!

Today's Blooms

 This morning after I had my coffee, I took a walk around the yard with my camera -

white azalea

double ruffled red that reverted back to plain pink

pink azalea

Black Creek rhododendron

Gardening

It's that time of year again! I missed out last year, but I'm back at it again. I started some seedlings in January and it's time to separate and put into bigger pots. I've got tomatoes (waaaay to many), peppers (not enough), lettuce, and two or three kinds of flowers. One more month and we can put them in the ground.

Fall Garden

I can't work real well in a garden right now, so I decided to plant my fall garden in pots. It is sooo much easier. I've got a mix of Miracle Grow potting soil, Cow Manure, and Peat Moss. I've planted Leaf Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Broccoli Raab, Kolrabi, Green Onion, and some Garlic. Fresh Salad in December!

Tom's got a lot more onions and some broccoli planted in his garden with the leftover peppers.

Pansies

I love my new pansies! I'm planting them with my fall vegetables.

And a Butterfly

Credit to Jerry Jones of Shadowhouse Creations for the brush used on the frame.

Fall Flowers

These just started blooming this week.

Credit to Jerry Jones of Shadowhouse Creations for the brush used on the frame.

Todays Flowers

From my gardens today -

Shrimp Plant

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Azalea

I have no idea what the flower in the middle is called.