How Does your Garden Grow?

Summer is almost here, which means gardening season is in full swing.  We planted ours a few weeks ago and everything is growing crazy down there!  Here’s a look:

We decided to run the rows the short way of the garden this time.  On the right side we have onions and corn.

Next is half runner green beans on my new bean wires.

In the middle is bell peppers, jalapenos, and tomatoes.

Then I planted tiny ornamental pumpkins on my other set of wires.  Can’t wait to see if they climb!

And on the end are more greens beans.  These are bush beans: Blue Lake 47, and Triomphe de Farcy which is a french style green bean.  I’m really looking forward to those!

The left side of the garden is still empty but we’re planning to put in a late crop of corn in the leftover space.

The rest of the yard down here is looking pretty good, too.  I have several things blooming right now. The purple speedwells all survived the year and are blooming again.

The yarrow that was tiny last year is beautiful and plentiful this year!

I also planted wildflower seed in the space behind our flower bed and everything is up.  Some things have already started blooming too! :)

We have a few petunias and some marigolds along the creekbank.  The coneflowers are about to bloom, too!

My purple butterfly bush is blooming!

Yellow primrose that was transplanted from a friend.  Thanks Lisa!

My annual phlox are pretty too!

The rock bed is sporting petunias and verbena.

The right bed is bordered by a “forest of pokeroot” which my mother massacred over the weekend.  I’ll get some updated pics of that for you.  It’s way more open now on that side.  I saw three deer this morning over there.  They must be in the neighborhood checking on my garden progress to see if the tomatoes are ready yet. ;)

Some of the lilies are blooming I noticed today, and the beans have started twining up the wires! Yay!  Go garden! 

The front yard is looking good, too.  The impatiens are in full swing.

Oak leaf hydrangeas. :)

Everything is so pretty and we’ve been getting lots of rain so I haven’t had to water the annuals too often.  But looks like it’s going to be a dry, hot week this week, so I guess I’ll be getting my chance!  :)  Happy Summer!