how does my garden grow

How quickly the summer is passing.. already near the end of July. Lots of rain this summer … happy happy plants.
The green peas this year are a bumper crop. Sadie, Coco and I are enjoying much in-garden eating.
The clematis along our fence is spreading beautifully. Purple flowers tumble [...]

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How Does Your Garden Grow

As the end of June fast approaches, my garden is finally taking hold.
The veggie patch, with its good start and then stall, is now displaying real growth. Soon the lettuce, swiss chard, and peas will be ready for the pickin’.

  
The pea patch is small but looked forward to with much anticipation. [...]

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Spring Hopes

The first green sprouts of spring.

from my Daylily patch

the first to show hope.. the Iris patch

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The Veggie Garden is Done

Roland did a wonderful job of rototilling my vegetable garden. This year I added sheep manure and peat moss to the mix. Now it is officially tucked in for the winter.
Surprisingly my Cosmos and my Clematis are still blooming. Gotta love that.
My day lilies and irises [...]

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