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Strolling Through The Garden

By Manuela Williams

It’s been a while since I’ve taken you for a stroll through my garden. I thought you all might like to see how it’s looking this month.

daisies next to a mirror in the garden

We’ve had lots and lots of rain! So everything is growing very nicely.

arbor between two raised beds with cucumbers growing up it

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My veggie garden is looking very lush since we’ve had so much rain. The cucumbers are loving it but the pumpkins and zucchini not so much!

raised bed full of zinnias in a vegetable garden

My flower bed is so full of zinnias you can’t hardly see the other flowers in there!

Crepe Myrtles

The crepe myrtle are just popping with color. I love these trees so much! You can get a variety of color and the size is easy to control.

artichoke in bloom

This is what happens to an artichoke when you don’t pick it. Isn’t it pretty!

apples on a young apple tree

There are apples on one of my apple trees the others are too young.

grasses and leyland cypress border

The ornamental grasses I planted last year are doing really well thanks to all the rain.

bee on a zinnia

Hope you enjoyed the stroll with me!

 

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Comments

  1. DAWN says

    July 15, 2013 at 7:17 am

    Your garden looks beautiful. I can’t keep the deer out of mine long enough for something to grow:(

  2. Theresa H. Roach says

    July 15, 2013 at 8:49 am

    Beautiful garden! The rain has been good for the flowers and garden but I am a bit sick of it! Have a blessed day dear Manuela, HUGS!

  3. Stephanie @ La Dolce Vita says

    July 15, 2013 at 9:19 am

    I love your garden! The first words that popped into my head were lovely, and lush! But hey, even that artichoke looks good. I never saw one like that. Happy Summer!

  4. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    July 15, 2013 at 10:03 am

    Beautiful, Manuela! Your garden has certainly benefited from the rain. We are expecting a hot, humid and dry week here. Just as well since the rain wasn’t really doing anything to cool things off. It just means I have to make sure I get out and water my plants!

  5. Carol says

    July 15, 2013 at 10:25 am

    Your garden is lovely. You make me want to be out working in my garden, which is the plan for today.

  6. Viola Symonds says

    July 15, 2013 at 11:26 am

    Love looking at pretty garden photo’s. So fun.
    Have a great week.

  7. Pat says

    July 15, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Oh I missed the Zinnias this year. I didn’t plant any…wondering if it’s too late. Maybe…maybe not!
    We’ve had drizzling rain the last two days…but it is too late for our garden. I think the Tomatoes will benefit from it…everything else has died. Your garden looks so green and lush!
    …I’m already planning for a fall garden. Pat

  8. debra says

    July 15, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    Lush doesn’t begin to describe…just gorgeous …wow so much growth since I was last here! Are those July apples? The sour variety ? I love ’em …just picked up a few at the farm market…called “Lodi”

  9. Vee says

    July 15, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    I always enjoy a stroll through your garden… Wish that I had picked up some zinnias this year!

  10. Mimi Sue says

    July 15, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    Your garden is beautiful this year! We are on water rationing due to a drought. Maybe you could send us some of your excess rain?? Mimi

  11. Debbie says

    July 15, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    It’s all so gorgeous, as usual. Believe it or not, my favorite thing of all was the artichoke. I would LOVE to use that in decorating somehow.

  12. Heather says

    July 15, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    Oh, it’s fabulous!! I could spend all day in your garden… beautiful.

  13. Pamela Gordon says

    July 15, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Your gardens and flowers look very lush. It’s very pretty there. We are enjoying a sunny hot spell and the gardens are doing very well now. Have a good week!

  14. Connie Teasley says

    July 15, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    Beautiful! I have got to get some zinnias!

  15. Melanie says

    July 15, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    I love all your gardens…so beautiful and lush! I had no idea that an artichoke looked like that if you didn’t pick it. That’s incredible! I love zinnias…they add so much color to a garden.

  16. Kathleen Grace says

    July 16, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    We have had so much rain here too. The fruit trees are loaded with fruit and the garens are doing so well. Your garden is so lush and pretty. I love the artichoke blossom and the zinnias of course:>)

  17. Kathy says

    July 16, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    Oh how beautiful! Love the artichoke. I had no idea they did that.

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