BEEN A HOT, WET SUMMER

I AM NOT COMPLAINING THOUGH.  THE WEEDS ARE DOING WELL.

It's been a while since I posted.  I've just about given up on weeding.  The enormous amount of rain we have gotten the past couple of months (sorry California) has produced gorgeous healthy weeds and muddy grounds.  A lot of my plants have suffered but I won't give up entirely.

Below I am posting some pictures, mostly successes, of the gardens through today.  I hope you enjoy.

VERY COMFORTABLE SEAT

SUNFLOWER

PROTECTING HER BABIES IN THE HOUSE

 YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT A SNAKE IN THE GRASS.  WE GOT ONE.  YUK

YOUNG PRAYING MANTIS

EARLY SEASON PEONIES

SPRING BLOOMING ALLIUM

LOOKING FOR WORMS

EARLY SEASON REST AREA

SPRING BLOOMING SCOTCH BROOM

DWARF BUCKEYE TREES IN FULL BLOOM

SIT AWHILE

THE BOTTLE TREE WAS GROWING FINE EARLY IN THE SEASON

REST PERIOD

ONE OF MY FAVORITE POTS THIS SEASON

BOTTLE TREE BEING OVERTAKEN

FISH WAITING FOR KAREN TO FEED THEM

SUNFLOWERS GROWING UNDER THE BIRD FEEDERS

REST AREA OVERTAKEN BY WELL GROWING PLANTS

I REALLY THOUGHT THE GATE WOULD KEEP PHIL THE GOUNDHOG
OUT OF THE YARD.   GOOD TRY.

LARGE SPREAD OF ECHINACEA PLANTS

AGASTACHE SURROUNDED BY COREOPSIS

FRONT YARD REST STOP

AGASTACHE, HUMMINGBIRD MAGNET

HOT COLORED SUNPATIENT PLANT

ECHINACEA UP CLOSE

CLEMATIS "DR RUPPEL" WITH A FRIEND

LUCKY SEAT