June Garden Journal

Hi everyone,

As I write this post, I can't believe it's the first day of summer. At the beginning of this year I decided to record with photos our yard and garden. Last month we had a beautiful Garden Tour. HERE.

This month Sweetheart is busy with his vegetable garden and I'm watching my summer flowers bloom.

We love squash~Green Patty and Zucchini. And we love the yellow squash flowers too. 

As the years go by and Sweetheart ages our garden gets smaller and smaller.  46 years ago our garden covered the complete lawn area. We had two sons and a baby girl to feed. Fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh eggs from our chickens was a way of life in the summers of the 70's for our family.

Now we plant: zucchini, cucumbers, swiss chard, hot peppers and tomatoes. Today, the first day of summer we eat our first ripe tomatoes in a tossed green salad. Delish!!!

Against this fence I have Hollyhocks, a large grape vine and a  Joseph Coat climbing rose all enjoying the summer sun.

The Day Lilies are blooming and I found this gazing ball holder at a yard sale for .50¢. yes~.50¢

Newly planted this year is the Red Flame planted behind the bird house. And the Day Lilies have spread since last year, and if you look closely the Artichock blooms have gone to seed and the beautiful purple flowers are all that's left for this year... This silvery plant is Artemisia. 

The "butterfly bush is blooming so well this year. I trimmed it down and I've noticed a difference in how fast it grew up into a beautiful bush.

Allium are stunning in the garden.

Now on to my favorite part of the garden. Did I just say that? What a statement for a mother to say about her wonderful plants... I can't just love one plant, I love them all. 

But, I do love my grapes. I don't know if I've told you this story, but during the summer between my junior and senior year in high school, I sat and eat just about all my father's wine grapes. When he started to harvest the grapes he said "I sure thought there were more grapes out here than this" Opps. 

Lavender~Yellow Cannas

Lavender 

Lavender and a bee!

Love these Hollyhocks♥

I harvested the lavender and it's drying in a cool and dry place.
Hope you have a wonderful week. I will be back soon with more photos of Lavender and Tea Time.
Joyously,
Betty
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