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………………………The garden in July is at its’ most beautiful stage when the majority of flowers are in full bloom. There are still some late bloomers to come like the Morning Glories, but in mid August many of the blooms start to fade out. This has also been a banner year for my gardens and potted flowers. Maybe it’s because of all the rain mixed in with the sunny hots days we had earlier in the month. What ever the reason it all looks beautiful.

………………….I was told once years ago that my garden has an English look. I have come to understand that means there is a wildness to them. Even though there was a plan to where each plant would go once they grow you never know what it will really look like……..I love the look of all the colors mixing together and the varied heights of the plants……Yes, I guess it does have a wild look.

…………………….This year I only planted two tomato plants in pots, and they are doing very well. From the time these photos were taken to now they are all starting to turn red. I’m hoping I will be able to eat them before I’m off to Africa…..The two photos at the right are of my rose tree and the picture below is an off shoot from that tree. One day I saw this 2 1/2 foot stick like growth coming out of the soil, and I realized it was a new rose plant. I had Franco replant it in it’s own pot , and it’s doing great. As you can see I’m still waiting for my Morning Glories. Last year the 4 or so blooms I did get came in late Sept and early Oct. I hope they are a little more cooperative this year?

…………………………This has been a banner year for Hydrangeas! Every one of my bushes, of which I have at least 30 around the property, are bursting with blooms. As I drive around the neighborhood I see that everyone’s bushes are just as beautiful!…….I have found that this has become an every other year happening. Last year they weren’t anywhere as full as this year…….Jac would never let me cut them and bring them into the house. She liked them “just the way they are”. At the end of the season she would cut them and hang them in the basement upside down to dry. We would then have Hydrangea bouquets all winter long.