at this time of year, most gardens tend to die off. intense heat and dry weather cause plants to shut down and die back. we aren't seeing that yet; there has been steady rainfall and the plants are looking beautiful. early morning arrivals make gardening a pleasure since it beats the heat!
taking it vertical; asian long beans are climbing the strings while cucumbers are climbing tall stakes.
all of the rain has caused a serious plant explosion in the herb garden!
basil anyone???
the raised beds are doing well too. here is the little garden that anne planted, the tomaotes are taking over!
when you have rain, you get mushrooms!
look carefully, at about the 7 o'clock position is a red object, that is a stinkhorn growing out from the cluster of mushrooms known as little helmets or fairy bonnets (coprinus disseminatus).
growing between the clumps of switchgrass that top the berm on the rain garden is thare these mounds of creamy white foam. they are called crust or parchment fungi.
witches butter on the work table, it is decomposing the wood pretty quickly.
the passion fruit that ate the garden...i really need to get this thing in a pot with an arbor to climb on.
this used to be a compost corral. it is now a squash arbor. unfortunately, it is a plant from hybrid seeds and no squash are developing-just plant and flowers.
the good thing about flowers, you can stuff them, bread/batter them and fry them for a tasty treat!!!
pretty painted lady getting a drink
carpenter bee on a sunflower
somewhere in here is the rain garden. the plants in it have outdone themselves and have completely filled the basin. no more erosion problems!!!
coneflowers in full bloom
phlox plants in bloom
jack in the pulpit in bloom in the shade garden
and it just wouldn't be sunday morning in the garden without cake; little muffins to be exact. mixed grain with carrots and apples.
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