.... You girls are killing me this am...too funny...That would make a good thread...Gardening Fopaw`s (how do you spell that?) It would be soo funny...I think I have chipmunks munching on my tomato`s...No sign of Horn worms,Killed 4 of those...sorry chelle
Malva zebrina...I need to pull a few 100 of those again...
I just love my zinnias ,
Pink dahlia


purple Dahlia

Lovely Tamara! I understand about the zabrina but it is coming in handy now since lots of things have suffered so..
Here are some August pics and believe it or not things have greened up a little here...RAIN the magic elixer!

More August blooms

Site doesn't appear busy so here goes with the last of this series of pics..Finally captured some hummingbirds!

I love Dahlias and Zinnias. Can't grow dahlias for beans but I also grow some zinnias. They add so much color to the garden.

Veronica, your garden looks lovely. I bet you really enjoy sitting on the deck and looking out.

I am very pleased with my front yard zinnia patch this year.

a few daylilies still bloom here


Unfortunately the big daylily show is over as there is nothing but bloomed out scapes in the main daylily bed.


Fortunatley I have a lot of cucumbers and tomatoes to focus on. Today's cucumber harvest.


And three BEEEFMASTER tomatoes I picked today. That larger one I weighed and it weighed 1 pound 13 ounces.

Love love love the beefmasters..long time since I have had one of those..Also next year I plan to sow lots of zinnias around in the beds..i have a spot where I threw some out and fortunately a few sprouted..will post those when they are a little fuller...

This is the first year for the BEEFMASTER for me. Definatly will be back next year. Nice tomatoes that taste yummy! I have tried various beefsteak types year after year and have not really been that pleased with any until this year. These are fabulous!

I plant at least some zinnias each year. Just great for summer color.

Beautiful pictures guys! Makes me want to actually get outside in the garden again! I tend to get in the August doldrums here, too hot to enjoy doing anything out there so I just get by with a little watering and picking. Looking forward to fall!

I grew Brandywines one year.What great taste in an heirloom tom.

Thank you Veronica..Yes Malva,is filling in spots...due to drought...i didnt realize How many seeds those throw...

Veronica your garden and deck are wonderful...and yes Rain the Magic Elixor,I have really green grass and very Happy Flowers and with thiss cool down ...EVERYTHING IS GROWING BONKERS....Finally Impatient `s Growing they didnt like the heat stayed soo small...NOT NOW...

My flowers at work...


Being upagainst this big ole brick building this summer has been a challenge...LOTS OF WATER..
. I had all kinds of thins winter over very well last winter,but we had a light winter

Thats lovely.What a pleasant sight for people parking there

Seeing those beautiful plants and color combos makes me think seriously of planting more tuff stuff next year. I have those victoria b lue salvia and this year they were all volunteers or hold overs..I just can't say enough about zinnias...Sissy plants are on the way out.....well maybe keep a few....

I love zinnias and forgot to plant any this year.
I took pix before it poured this afternoon

Rain is so welcome.
Plants look good JoAnn

thanx

Great looking Gardens Jo ann,you got more rain...Great...We are still 6inches down....The people Love my flower display,so doo the Dr`s They are amazed that I just fling seed...

Veronica ,Yes the Salvia wintered over and I got New ones from seed... I did trans plant a few into the surrounding beds,Zinnias I just Flung seed around...Cant beat all those TUFF Flowers for a hot dry summer....Petunias,bacopa came back from seed...pansies,violas in the spring were out of this world....I had 1000`s of them blooming...starting to see seedlings again Oh Licorice Plant ? wintered over too,wonderfully...trailing Verbeena wintered over ..I planted a few more this summer...$1.25 per so I planted 10 more...LOL..

I started planting zinnias a few years ago...Boy was I missing out....They are the best bloomers...But it is best to plant them Heavy so they hold each other up,they are amazingly tuff...And BEAUTIFUL...Im always just in AWWW of their beauty...Wishing I had planted 100`s more along my garage...

I think because of the brick building they all have a better chance of wintering over,and we pile snow on the beds from shoveling the sidewalk...

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Beautiful pictures, everyone!

Those are some amazing displays...especially after the worst of the drought!


Jo Ann, that walkway is so lovely and peaceful.

I love those big flat pieces of stone. Since seeing your walkway evolve, I've tried to do some of the same here. It's reduced the muddy mess and the tracking in of mulch in such a nice way! I have an area that I'd like to fill in around the stones with Irish moss...I've always wanted to try some of that.