garden update, july 31

 sedum in the rain garden glows as it grows-a striking contrast to the other plants

 eggplants in the junior mg bed

 the enemy-harlequin bug

 basil in the herb garden has exploded!

 a fountain of lemon grass

 passion flowers-they will take over the world if we aren't careful!

 bronze fennel-host plant for swallowtail caterpillars

cayenne peppers

 gladiolus in the memorial garden

 the dish garden is filling in nicely

 chinese lantern

 box elder bug on a black eye susan in the butterfly garden

 carpenter bee

 helianthus in the perennial garden-a meeting spot for the bees-can you see all the different types on the flower?

things are looking a bit like fall in the old compost corral-the squash plant that is taking over is actually several plants and at least one of them is a pumpkin plant that is bearing fruit!