Curbside Garden

All of these plants were given to us and with a lack of space or brain power to choose locations I made use of some space next to our 3rd car parking pad. No, we don't have a third car. It usually parks soil and mulch to be honest (much to the dismay of our very tidy neighbors!)

So this this lambs ear. I probably won't know the names of anything else, only who it came from. This is from Grandma Marsha. This plant is from our tidy neighbors. I love them. They are fabulous, and the fact that they put up with us and our "hill billy" ways is phenomenal!
This cutie is from Grandma Marsha as well. Maybe she can comment and tell us what it is. If not, that's OK too. No pressure ;)
Another from Grandma Marsha.
And yet another Grandma Marsha plant. IT looks like this one might bloom soon. I got all of them in the ground so late that I'm surprised they all survived. Seriously.
Now I just have to find a home for my apricot tree (which I mistakenly thought was self-pollination and therefore must now purchase another next year just like I have to get another cherry tree. 2 apricot trees and 2 cherry trees. Sheesh, my yard isn't that big. Something else might have to go...

Flower Garden

There's no shortage of bees around our place. I love them.

Flower Garden

Black-eyed Susans

Yellow Day Lily

Flowers are Bloomin'

These are Blue Balloon Flowers. Adi believes that fairies live inside. Actually she believes fairies live inside all flowers ;)

Stargazer Lilies are so wonderfully fragrant. Love them!!

This is an Asian Lily - not sure the exact variety.

This day lily is hosting a bumble bee instead of a fairy.

Lots of Garden Photos

Adi is making some stew:

Onions are poking their cute little heads out of the ground. I think they want me to pull them up :)

Aren't tomatillos cool? I don't know when to pick them, though. I should look that up...

Just some of the bounty.

Photos

These are a few tomatoes ripening on a silvery fir tomato plant

The beans are doing great but the structure we have makes it really difficult to pick them and I end up with rash on my arms every time!

Had to get some carrots out of the ground. They are so sweet and wonderful. Adi enjoyed eating one withing minutes of being harvested (I had to wash it first ;)

The peppers are getting bigger. Cam thinks these are Sunny Orange variety (or something like that.)

More Photos

We've learned that the green sausage tomatoes turn sort of orangey with green stripes when they are ready to be picked. We have so many of these that we have already stared to dehydrate some for later use. The flavor is very mild.

Some silk on a teeny ear of strawberry popcorn.

We were really disappointed in the broccoli at first but now that the plants are getting bigger we have some hope. I think we planted the seeds too late.

Same thing with the cabbage which shares a bed with the broccoli.