We've been away for a little more than a week, and came back to find the roses beginning their second round of blooms, larkspur and bachelor's button almost completely finished blooming, a few more hollyhocks showing off, and a couple of giant zucchinis. One of my newest projects, a tiered planter made by stacking progressively smaller pots inside each other, has really filled out. We're also beginning to get tomatoes in earnest and a few yellow squash. There were actually a few peaches left on the earliest-fruiting tree that hadn't been eaten by birds, too. Santa Rosa plums are beginning to turn color, along with blackberries, and peaches on our later-fruiting tree should ripen within a couple of weeks.
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| Zucchini, yellow squash, peaches, and tomatoes |
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| Tiered planter with petunias and sweet potato vines |
We have enjoyed an unusually long and cool spring this year. I am not looking forward to 100+ degree days for the next several months!
