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Growing and Growing...
Jun 27, 2008 | 8:02 AM PST
Tags: butterfly bush , coreopsis , moonbeam , veggies , broccoli , marigold , corn , sphagetti squash , spaghetti squash , bean , Daylies

Well, things keep moving right along here in the garden...with or without my help - :) It has been very hot here with not a lot of rain fall - but luckily we are allowed to water at certain times...so I have been keeping up with that. I am still enjoying the results of all my hard work over the fall and winter (with things being somewhat more low maintenance) I have decided that that is definitely the way to go!

During a good session in the garden the other afternoon, I was able to capture these picts:

Butterfl
y bush is looking great!

Daylilies doing their thing:

Looking
forward to my canna blooms!

Northe
rn Mountain Oats that I ordered on line last year are doing well and I look forward to them naturalizing a bit:

Oak Leaf Blooms turning pink:

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p>We have really started to enjoy more abundance from the veggie gardens as well! We have daily picking adventures and eat something from the garden just about every day!

Here is a view of the veggies from the back of the back yard:

I just love the shot of color that the marigold give...makes a great view from the kitchen window:

Althou
gh, I did have to pull out all the broccolli due to that yucky wormy thing they got...just like last year! I guess I am just not cut out for broccolli growing :(

The corn is doing its thing:

But, has some yuck on it! This is my first time to grow corn, so I am not sure what to do about this or if it will effect production:

I am loving the purple pole beans! They are SO pretty and yummy too!

And, the spaghetti squash is jumping out of its bed!

Here is a good shot as you come around to the front yard:

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p>Things are doing well there, too...I am loving the moonbeam coreopsis and have decided that I want to add more of this to the front perrenial garden:

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The turks cap lilies are just starting to bloom. I can always count on these guys!

Getting ready for my hibiscus blooms!

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The little knockouts that i planted at the base of the sculpture are blooming and i know they will fill in nicely!:Here is the view as of late as i sit on my front porch:

And finally...the view of the front yard from across the street:

Can you tell most of what i have planted along the street was to block off the view of the rental house across the street from us - HAH! Guess its working :)