Christmas Flowers

Christmas Cactus is Right On Time

 

Rosemary, Poinsettia and Begonia

 

House Plants

It took one month of reserach, planning and repotting to get all the house plants back inside from the yard.  I think this may be the last time some of the big ones are moved in and out.  They are getting too big and I am too old.  Here are some photos of all the house plants and art.

Houseplants in the Sunroom

Norfork Island Pine, Peace Lily and Buzzards quilt by Phyllis

Dragon and Snake plants and Buzzards hook rug by Sarah Belle

Ponytail Palm, Ti and White dog by Katherine Dunn and Alan's Photo of Minor

 

Fig, Palm, Jade and Jim's Tree Table

Deer's Garden

We could not keep the deer out of the garden this year.  They ate all the fall greens.

 

Deer running from Okra

Harvest

 

Rosemary Sage and Thyme

Peppers

Got Peppers

 

Bell Peppers

Poblano

Fall Planting

We tilled and planted our fall plot of turnips and greens ahead of a promised rain.  We got 2.75 inches!  Our drought was broken last week with a 1.5 inch rain, and summer garden is starting to produce.  

Seeing Red

 The tomatoes are starting to turn red :) We did not get much rain :(

Garden Grew

Okra, Basil, and Tomatoes

   Garden grew in early July rains, but we are back in drought, and we have no red fruit.

Green Tomatoes

Pepper Plants

    Peppers just started blooming. 

Sunflowers

   We got sunflowers which return every year for the Goldfinch.

August Flowers

Passion Flower

Zinna

  

 

Surprise Lily

Spotted Bee Balm

Black Petunia

Hardy Fusia

Hardy Begonia

August Garden

 

Peppers and Tomatoes

 

We got 5 inches of rain in July, so the peppers and tomatoes have grown.  

With a forecast for more this weekend, we should get tomatoes.  

Beans are full of blooms, but lost the squash and cucumber as predicted.

This is our Basil row, and two rows of Okra, as well as some birdhouse gourds.

Cosmos is Happy...ready to bloom.

Volunteers in the Mint bed

I planted a new mint bed this spring and added our compost to the soil and look what came up!

Squash and Tomato in the Peppermint

More Squash and Tomato in the Spearmint

Cucumber hiding in there...pretty exciting for this fresh cucumber lover.

Rain Fell (1.3 inches)

Believe the squash are lost, cucumber too.

Squash came up in the compost

White Patty Pan (our new favorite)

 

June Drought

Photo taken last Wednesday of our dry lawn, since then we have gotten 1/2" of rain.

 

Flowers

 

Despite a drought, Mimosa is in full flower

Cosmos in Pink Light

Daylily after a Rain (finally)

Yellow Lily

Frilly Lily

Petunia Planter

Swallowtail (and bee) on thistle

 

Deer like Red Beans

 

We had a smart doe able to jump our fence, and ate the red beans (first row), leaving the pintos for us.  A generous doe, with a bean (and pea) fed fawn in tow.   

Being the end of June, we had to put the tomato seedlings in come hell or high water.  We have been in drought all of June, so we kept the tomato seedlings in pots to make watering easier till a rain was forecast.  We had a forecast for yesterday, but only got 0.3 inch.  We got hell.  However, always hopeful for a better July. 

Roses are Rambling

Magic Rose (volunteer) reaches the roof

Rufer Rambling Rose

 

Mary Hines Dutton Rose

Pink Bud

Rufer Rambling Rose