Outside . . . July and August

The weather has been anything but perfect for gardening this year. 

Our tomatoes have been close to death several time, but the few tomatoes we have gotten have been dense and delicious.

However, we have had some BEAUTIFUL flowers.

The Daylillies have been SPECTACULAR!

These are my Martha Washington Geraniums

that I plated in dog and cat food bags.

They looked real good here

then the blazing hot weather took it's tole.

They haven't died, 

but they haven't bloomed for a couple of weeks either.

We didn't even plant the Moss Rose this year. 

It came up voluntarily from what we planted last year.

SInce it LOVES hot, dry weather it has bloomed wonderfully.

And I wish I knew what these lavender flower are.

The husband has liked them but I was kind of "iffy."

They reminded me of a Sedum plant which I didn't care for.

But last summer he bought 4 plants.

This shows how well they came back this year

and the Moss Rose was planted NO WHERE

near them, but you can see it is growing in them.

And, the clover is blooming yellow.

I truly like clover. Wish I had it all over the yard.

This is the front bed, looking down from the porch.

The area around the pedestal and the

pink/lavender Mallow is now bare.

I think a neighborhood animal has been sleeping in this area,

it is so flat.

But that's fine. Everyone needs a place to sleep.

This planter is on the front porch.

I think it likes the hot, dry weather too.

It is doing great.

Next to the Daylillies are the cucumbers.

I thihnk each cucumber we have picked

has been close to a foot long.

The yellow roses have done well

as have the wild Morning Glory vine

that seem to be everywhere this summer.

The husband checking out his garden.

Indy surveying her "kingdon."

Looks like she has found something in her yard.

Guess not so it's time to relax.

Notice the paint on the porch deck?

We had all the wood on the porch painted.

It really look good.

I call the porch a "baby poop" green.

Others call it a "slip pea soup" green.

The sample looked like it had a little more brown in it

but, oh well. 

It looks clean and freshly painted 

so we are more than happy.