Random and miscellaneous garden photos

[SpookyShoe]

I picked these two Cherokee Carbon tomatoes yesterday at first blush because I was afraid the birds would be pecking at them. This morning they looked as though they had ripened a bit further, so I'll probably have nice tasting fresh tomatoes in a few days. My plants have been in the ground for 2 months.

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[MissS]

@SpookyShoe what a great Mother's Day gift from your garden. Let us know what you think about them after you indulge.

[Julianna]

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Walked around some of our land ehich is olives currently.

[SpookyShoe]

Picked this morning. Sunrise Bumblebee and Indigo Blue Berries cherry tomatoes.

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[karstopography]

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Got 6/10” of rain early in the morning. Garden looks so fresh and clean after a nice rain like that. Slim has the day off, but Shorty is hard at work protecting the tomatoes. He might need a trip to the barber, he’s been on the job so long.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@karstopography ZZ Top guardin' yer garden?

You's Da Man!!

The Gotch

[SpookyShoe]

Blooming passiflora. Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly.

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[bower]

Baby Bunny.

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[Acer Rubrum]

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Flower on a Green Beauty pea plant; a shot of squash, bean and pea plants; and some Cosmic Jewell cherry tomatoes.

[SpookyShoe]

The plumeria are blooming.

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[karstopography]

Viceroy butterfly makes an appearance in the garden. Not one to see everyday

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[SpookyShoe]

Things blooming here and there. Asiatic day flower and ruelia are invasive and grow like weeds.

Ginger, gomphrena (compact), a few crinum, Asiatic Day flower, ruellia (Mexican petunia).

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[SpookyShoe]

Like karstopography I saw a Viceroy. I've probably had them, but never noticed the difference between a Monarch and a Viceroy.

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[bower]

First big blue dragonfly of the season. Lurking in the valley on a log, the day before the rain.

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[PlainJane]

@SpookyShoe - did you post pictures of a pink marigold or do you remember seeing it?

[SpookyShoe]

@SpookyShoe - did you post pictures of a pink marigold or do you remember seeing it?

I'm pretty sure I didn't, I don't recall ever seeing a pink marigold? I'll have to search the internet and see if one exists.

[SpookyShoe]

Pollinator Paradise:

Pentas, Skyscraper orange salvia, a glimpse of Gold Star esperanza, blue plumbago, and some barely visible purple ruellia behind the plumbago. I keep the once functioning water fountain filled with water and the birds use it to drink out of and bathe.

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[PlainJane]

I just love the Skyscraper salvias. I have at least 20 and plan to put in more.

[PlainJane]

@SpookyShoe - did you post pictures of a pink marigold or do you remember seeing it?

I'm pretty sure I didn't, I don't recall ever seeing a pink marigold? I'll have to search the internet and see if one exists.

I ended up ordering ‘Strawberry Blonde’ so we’ll see how pink it is.

[jimfo]

Here is a nice photo of my garden

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