My flower gardens really flourished this year. Everything is in full bloom and gorgeous.
The butterfly bushes are attracting the most beautiful butterflies. This one comes back to visit with us every year. My granddaughter Angelina loves the butterflies as much as I do. Every time she sees this guy she tries to have him sit on her hand. Once in a while he indulges her.
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As far as my vegetable garden goes, I didn’t get the outcome that I expected. My herbs did fantastic. I have plenty of herbs to cook with as well as freeze, which is great for me.
My strawberries were also very good. I don’t have the harvest that I would like,
but it doubled from last year, so I am thinking it will continue on that
course. My tomato plants gave me plenty of tomatoes, but something infected the plants and the leaves are not healthy. As a matter of fact, they look like they are definitely dying. Ugh. Thankfully, this happened after the tomatoes all sprouted, so they did grow to size and ripen. I still have lots of green ones on the plants, and it looks like they will ripen like all the rest. They are delicious. My husband and I have enjoyed several tomato salads and used them for our sandwiches. Deeelish!!
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Take a look at this hydrangea plant. this is the lacecap variety. I planted this 3 years ago. It was about 2 feet tall when I put it in and now it is almost 6 feet tall. The flowers last all summer. Everyone that comes in my yard comments on this plant.
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Begonias are one of those staple summer plants. They always look great regardless of what color I plant. They don’t require every day watering. Which is great!!! Sun, Shade…it doesn’t matter. This is the perfect plant for me.
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Tomato Plant – May
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Tomato Plant – July
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