The gate into our garden. Tomatoes and Zuccinin on the left.
On the right, a cottonwood burl I found when we went camping in the Gila Mountains. I stuck in in the ground just outside our carport.
I stood on a stepladder to get a birds-eye view of the garden. I'm working on turning the birdbath into a fountain, but it needs some refinement yet. Once I work out the bugs of the design, I'll build one out of native stone.
That's the whole front (or back... it faces the alley) yard.
Those are morning glories on the left, climbing on Salt Cedar twigs we wove into the chain link fence. They're over 8 feet tall.
The morning glories are amazing. They bloom from 7 to 10 in the morning and then they're gone. The hummingbirds love them.
We've got pink, white and these gorgeous blue and lavendar Morning Glories.
These were supposed to be supertunias we bought in the spring. The wind really knocked them back and they're just now beginning to really bloom.
It's been so hot that the tomatoes are just now beginning to set on.
It's starting to rain, so the birds are storming the feeded. We often have 50 or more finches, sparrows, doves and hummingbirds flapping around the yard.
We have two little feeders hanging from the clothes line. One's full of thistle seed and it lasts for several days. The other is filled with regular bird seed. They'll clean that one out in about an hour and a half.
Here are some of the Salt Cedar twigs we stuck in the fence for the birds to perch on. They use it as a staging area while they wait their turn at the feeder.
Annie's been busy making relish and pickles from the excess zuccinni. We've only got 4 plants, but they're in full production mode now.
We've got volunteer melons coming up all over the place. Our compost heap didn't get hot enough to destroy the seeds. This one is tiny, but I disrupted the vine when I was weeding and so had to pick it. We've also got casabas and canteloupe about the size of a softball.
A better shot of our supertunias!
The roses bloom really fast in this heat. From bud to this only takes a couple of days.
A little apricot colored tea rose.
White Morning Glory
Big Jim Green Chile... the flesh is sweet but the seeds and pulp are FIERY!
Casaba Melon... Had one yesterday. Tastes like a sweet cucumber.
Can't ever remember the name of this one.
Canteloupe... should be ready to pick any day.
These little pinks have survived since July of last year.
