Monday, August 24, 2009

The Garden Chronicles - Focus on Flowers - August 24, 2009

Backyard zinnias highlight the south end of the vegetable garden this month.



In the front yard, these newly planted mums are a preview of fall collors due soon.

My carpool buddy gave me a half dozen black-eyed susans from plants that he thinned in his garden this spring. Now they are blooming profusely in my yard, too.

I love tall sunflowers in the summertime. These 11-foot high Moonwalker variety are a treat for goldfinches and bees.


Next up in the garden harvest - Honeycrisp apples are approaching ripeness in another month or so. This will be the first harvest of apples from this tree in many, many years.

A modest harvest of vegetables this weekend. We seem to be a little bit between bumper crops at this time.


Later in the season we will have another round of pears from the other tree. Not as plentiful as the first pear tree, but these will be welcome when they are ready for picking.





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