I picked a nice pile of peas.
And a pile of green, yellow and purple beans.
...then I got distracted and started taking pictures of the flowers. I love these double pink poppies.
The cottage gardens are coming along.
The blue delphiniums are starting to bloom.
And the dahlias are starting to bloom! I love this one.
The unfurling petals are actually almost lilac colored.
Cute little pom-pom dahlias.
The love-lies-bleeding is finally growing longer!
The grapes are growing.
More poppies!
And just to keep it real (as most gardens have issues): an asparagus row that is very weedy.
More weeds (they sure are healthy).
Yes, those are all individual tiny little itsy-bitsy weeds.
The gophers are leaving mounds.
One of the rhubarb plants is a little less than happy.
This plant died for no apparent reason.
And the bugs have to eat, too.
But aside from all that, I found the first hollyhock blooming! I am in love with this color.
My first time growing borage. The true-blue color of this herb is surreal.
The pansies are happy.
This was a flower in a wildflower seed packet - I think it is a yellow poppy?
More poppies. Notice the crinkles on the petals?
The wildflower garden (such as it is right now).
Zinnias! Last year was the first time I had ever planted zinnias. I enjoy their bright splashes of color, and they are pretty heat and drought tolerant (a definite plus).
Zebrina Malva - a relative of the hollyhock.
Another double poppy.
The sunflowers are budding.
Well, I guess I'd better get working on those beans and peas... Have a lovely day!
Lovely photos! Even your weeds are ornamental. :) Those little tiny weeds are very edible! Try them, eat the stem and leaves at the same time. The flavor is very unique; I want to put some in wraps. Yum! <3
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you can eat those tiny weeds! That is interesting to know. I wonder what kind of weeds they are? I couldn't tell!
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