26 June 2012 Full walk around - part 1

Starting at the southern fence line, last year's hydrangea is doing well. 

The squash and watermelon starting off fine.

Cucumber and pumpkin

 A squash I moved late seems to be coming along next to the pumpkin

Hibiscus

 Southern bed tomatoes

jalapeno and eggplant

 Bell pepper in the north bed

 Squash

 Yummy lettuce

First tomatoes

 The north bed

Hollyhocks by the rain barrel. Does not look like I have any coming for next year.

Shasta daisies and various

Perilla guarding the sunflower from the rabbits

Hollyhocks almost done. They were fun to have outside the kitchen window.

 The hogweed returns - trumpet vine, 2.0

Citronella geranium

Re-potted the annuals

Squash in the herb garden.

 Rabbits have since taken most of these herbal chrysanthemums

22 June quick peak at the garden

summer squash, watermelon, Korean cucumber, shard, sugar snap peas, pumpkins.

pumpkins and watermelon

ss peas, s squash, cuc, perilla, jalapeno and shasta daisies

red bell pepper, eggplant, onion, carrots, Korean peppers, spinach, lettuce and tomato

notables

Tomato blossoms
Lettuce harvest
Day lilies blooming
Butterfly bush is doing wonderful after being cut all the way back this spring.
Shasta daisies going great
Vegetable gardens starting to look good.
Mum looks hearty.

Finally, a little rain

0.5" overnight was the first rain in 17 days and it was not enough.

Raspberries!

Usually ripe on the 4th of July, we have eaten our first raspberries on the 6th of June.

Walk around the garden, 2 June 2012

Hollyhocks first blossoms

 

Shasta daisies first blossoms

Clematis first blossoms in the new location

Don't know what it is, but I like it. Also in the lower right a little bit of the new stuff from Joan.

Lilies.

Yarrow, babies breath and lavender crowding the rain barrel

New perennials in the front from Betty

Dianthus 

 

Gaillardia's first blossom

The other perennial from Betty 

 

The sedum from Grandma is in bloom.

 

Pots of annuals

 

We like the spice.

 

More than a little

Thursday's rain turned out to be about 1.25"