FRONT GARDENS - The hanging baskets are Petunias, the raised beds are Celosia with Marigolds in front The rest are Canna Lilies BIRDS EYE VIEW, but I still didn't get it all in! I will do this in sections so I can caption the shots better! MY TREE ROSES DWARF ME! The evening fragrance is intoxicating! Bloom fro June until frost and winter inside the cool garage! TREE ROSE - A BEAUTY! Close up TREE ROSE #2 backed by hanging Petunias RAISED BED (one for each side of the front porch) LEFT FRONT - Tropicana Cannas grown in barrels These bloom from early July until frost! Then I take them up for winter storage. TROPICANA CANNAS - Gorgeous!!! KING HUMPHREY CANNAS - This one reaches o the roof! the first slide to see the matching container on the other side of the door. LEFT - KING HUMPHREY, CENTER - RED TROPICAN, RIGHT IS RED AUSTRAILIA Tucked away underneath are more minature roses All come in for the winter! TROPICANA RED close up TECHNOLOGY RULES HERE! This is the manual timer, pressure regulator, filter, fertilizer feed, and water hook up for 1/3rd of the front beds. TECHNOLOGY RULES HERE ALSO! the manual timer, pressure regulator, filter, fertilizer feed, and water hook up for 1/3rd of the front, including hanging baskets, window boxes & strawberries on the side porch. TECHNOLOGY RULES ALL! This is another manual timer, pressure regulator, filter, fertilizer feed, and water hook up for the last 1/3rd of the front beds. It handles the side barrels - note: nothing shows! SIDE GARDEN STARTS HERE Honeysuckle & Phlox Hen & Chick Nursery I rescued these (4 trays) and they keep expanding, while have not yet figured out where to put them! Hens & Chicks - another view Potato Bed - My Side garden Potato's are neat to grow! No big time digging here, just pull the mulch aside & there they are! Potato Bed side view - Side Garden TOMATO'S ? - Side garden - Each plant is a different variety, so I never get bored! If you look close, I stuck a Brussel Sprout in the center, never realizing the size it would grow to. Better View - Same tomato's - Side garden Close up of a nice sandwich size tomato ROMA'S - great sauce tomato (yes I make tomato sauce) LOW ACID TOMATO - and it tastes quite good also SUPER 100 SEET CHERRY TOMATO - My favorite! GARLIC HARVEST - Early July I harvested 148 nice large bulbs of GARLIC & ONION BEDS - Resting for October planting of next years garlic! GAZEBO GARDEN - I like to sit here in the warm summer evenings BRUSSEL SPROUTS, SWEET POTATO'S (3 BARRELS) The Brussel Sprouts look shaggy, but have been delivering since July 4th! Very unusual. Miss Oklahoma Canna #1 #2 #3 Umbrella Hydranges - Takes a lot of careful pruning early in spring This year I pruned one to close & lost it! Same one this is a little older, but is really a butterfly & bee magnet!
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