Watching plants grow is like watching paint dry. Although I am getting out and about a lot more, I still find myself watching my garden like a hawk. Speaking of hawks, I couldn’t get a picture, it was happening so fast, but twice I saw a hawk attacking a squirrel. Each time the squirrel got away, but at some point, he won’t.
I’ve planted some flowers, marigolds, vinca and petunia. I even went ahead and bought more soil and a lot of plant food. I’ve been very lazy last few years, just throwing things in the ground and not taking care of them. I’m seeing results of good care with my vegetables, hope to see the same with flowers.
My son in law gave me the plumeria cutting, it appears to be very happy, already sending out new leaves. Hopefully next year there will be fragrant flowers, I think he said this one is white. He took the cutting from his moms’ garden.
I think I mentioned that I have been doing some major pruning and removal of unwanted plants. This hibiscus is very happy, getting more flowers than I ever have.
In the back I have a variegated hibiscus, the flower is small and unassuming. But it’s nice having the two toned leaves year round.
I leave huge piles of trimmings for the mow and blow guy, least he can do is clean up after me.
Agapanthas starting to bloom.
Almost completely open. I have seen a dark purple one, if I could find it at a nursery I’d immediately buy it.
I do have white.
More flowers, do I ever love my flowers.
Last week I spied a baby melon!
One week later! also, there are more babies on the vine. I bought a baby pumpkin plant as well, if I treat it as well as this guy, I’m hoping to have a lot of little pumpkins in the fall.
Look at all these carrots! They are white carrots, so I have to figure out when to harvest them. Off to Google to find the answer.
Leah