I love summer when the garden is lush, healthy and full of life, unlike winter when it looks barren and nearly everything dies. The change is amazing. Here are a some examples:
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| Lovage in the spring. During the winter it disappears. |
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| Lovage in the summer. Eight feet tall! |
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| Mugwort in the winter. See what's left? Brown stems. |
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| Mugwort in the summer (center). Eight feet tall! |
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| Broccoli garden. I posted this picture in the early spring as I prepared it for planting. |
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| Broccoli garden in summer. I removed the broccoli yesterday. It was intermixed with the nasturtiums and borage, both really huge. Probably due to all that rabbit manure. Look how huge the oregano is? In the spring picture you can barely see it in the middle of the bed. And the thyme is now bright green instead of dead brown-green. See the cucumbers to the left in the partial shade. They are looking great and hanging on. |
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| Grape tomatoes in the circular garden with the beans. Roma tomatoes in the garden behind with the garlic. |
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| From baby tomatoes... |
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...to huge tomatoes! This one plant didn't fit in
either garden so I put it in a pot on the porch. |
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Garden with lovage and plum tree. I just cleaned and weeded it today.
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| I love purple flowers. This planter is perfect. |
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| So cheerful. |
The tour:
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| Front |
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| Front with Broccoli and Tomato Gardens |
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| Front with Squash Garden |
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| Side with Strawberry Garden |
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| Backyard and Sun Garden |
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Lovely! And I love the purple flowers too! :) What is their name?
ReplyDeleteThe ones that look like little purple daisies are blue zephyr, the dark purple ones on the sides are calibrachoa, and the white, violet and purple in the front are alyssum (although the white is growing faster than the other two).
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