Look in a garden and you may find these gardening friends and enemies.
A sunflower. (Yes, not all sunflowers are yellow). One of these is in a vase in our dining room right now.
But on the other hand, not everything in the garden is welcome.
And a grasshopper taking a break.
A garden can be a busy place, indeed. With the recent rains, and our not being able to visit, the weeds have been quite busy, too.
Now it's time for us to get to work.
Do you garden?
Day 28 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge #BlogBoost.
That sunflower is gorgeous
ReplyDeleteI don't grow food, but as my puppies are getting older, I'm slowly introducing some landscaping to see if they dig it up. I've learned I have to keep a close eye on them until the soil stops smelling like manure. This fall I'm planting zoysia grass in their little strip behind the house. It's a garden house with a courtyard of aggregate concrete so just the edges can be landscaped. So far it hasn't been bugs but this beastly heat I've been battling. It's very satisfying and meditative to see things grow.
ReplyDeleteplants make me happy...thank you for sharing the beauty!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Zinnas are one of my favorite flowers to grow. Yes we garden, although here in Montana the season is pretty short. We don't have Japanese Beetles, but we do have grasshoppers. Slugs and voles are the other two pests we see most of.
ReplyDeleteThat sunflower looks burned. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI don't garden, but my mom does. It's beautiful how she feels connected to the plants. Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. loved it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. I have never seen a sunflower that's not yellow. So glad to check out this garden. As always, gorgeous!
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