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How Does Your Garden Grow? | Early Summer, 2015

July 12, 2015 by Brett Youmans 2 Comments

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden.

Blink and you miss it.

Subtle changes in the garden occur throughout the day and I often find myself watching nature’s showstopping display while accomplishing nothing.  I know this time is fleeting and I want to soak it all in.  It’s ridiculously distracting and while I should be weeding or other necessary chores, I’m examining the delicate tendrils of a cucumber vine all coiled on a rusting metal trellis.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is a cucumber vine climbing up a trellis..

Or, stuck by the awesomeness of the veining in the leaves of an okra plant…

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is an okra plant's beautiful leaves..

…or this year’s first crop of rainbow chard.

How Does Your Garden Grow? | Early Summer, 2015

Cucumbers will soon be ready…

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is a baby cucumber.

…just in time for the dill!

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is the herb dill that is flowering.

The corn is just starting to show tassels.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured is sweet corn just tassling out.

The onions have produced nice quantities this year.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is an onion in the ground just ready to dig.

The husks of the tomatillos look like Japanese lanterns.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is a tomatilla.

Tomatoes are just beginning to ripen.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here are tomatoes on the vine just about ripe.

Eggplants are always a summertime favorite around here.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is a baby eggplant.

And zinnias.  These are one of my favorite summer flowers and the garden just doesn’t seem complete without them.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here is a lovely bed of colorful zinnias.

And speaking of complete, if you’re following over on Facebook and Instagram, you know the last two girls arrived and now the little flock is complete.

Isobel is French.  She’s a Black Copper Marans and will lay dark chocolate-colored eggs.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here are a Marraduna Basque and a Black Copper Marans.

Marigold is Spanish.  She’s a Marraduna Basque and will lay brown eggs.

Early Summer photographic highlights of this delightful backyard garden. Pictured here are a Marraduna Basque and a Black Copper Marans.

So, that’s what’s been going on around here.  How does your garden grow?

 

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  1. Bonnie Caesar says

    July 27, 2015 at 11:17 am

    What a bounty! – and such gorgeous photographs.

    Reply
  2. JessB says

    July 31, 2015 at 9:29 am

    Zinnias, zinnias, zinnias! I have them everywhere. Is there a better flower in the garden? I don’t think so.

    Reply

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