Brilliant Black-eyed Susans09.10.08

Wordless Wednesday

The Black-Eyed Susans are still blooming quite happily in my garden. They’ll probably be one of the last flowers to stop blooming. I love their brilliant yellow color.

The clump in the photograph is approximately two and a half feet wide and stands about two and a half feet tall. It would be even [...]



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Chicago Peace - such a showy rose09.03.08

Wordless Wednesday

My Chicago Peace rose is blooming and it’s absolutely gorgeous. It’s putting on a fine show with it’s large blooms and multiple petals.
It’s a very full flower at approximately five inches in diameter and at least three inches in height. You’d only need two or three of them to make a small bouquet.



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Now that’s a Zucchini08.13.08

Wordless Wednesday

I grew Zucchini the first couple of years that I had my garden and some of them got quite big, but I don’t think any of them ever got to be this size. That’s a huge Zucchini!
I guess it deserves the seat belt.



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One hundred plus blooms on Iceberg08.06.08

Wordless Wednesday

Of all of my many roses (60+ varieties) my Iceberg rose at the front of my house currently has the most blooms.

Most of the other roses are either taking a break or only putting out a bloom here and there since it’s so hot these days.
The first couple of years that I [...]



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