Grapefruit, garden

 

Spanish moss by the Intracoastal Waterway and our dock.

 

The reason my garden looks so good.

I discovered, when I  turned 75 five years ago, that I could no longer physically do all of the work required to keep my garden going, much less clear overgrown trees and expand it. Janie volunteers at Habitat for Humanity twice a week and a woman who works there recommended Bobby. He has been my savior with his and his co workers efforts and ideas.  This was two days ago as they spread 4 cubic yards of mulch on the backyard. Today they are spreading 5 more yards. Woo hoo and thank you Bobby.

 

Kate's garden, Madison,TN

We visited our daughter Kate in Madison, TN and I spent some time in her amazing garden. All kinds of herbs, figs and veggies. They are in the middle of an extended drought so the whole garden is struggling a bit and crunchy but still a monument to a lot of work.

 

Weed assortment, garden

I hate em but they can be lovely 
 

The figs are ripening!

 

Birdbath, garden

 

Magnolia branch, garden

 

Future tangerines, garden

 Two more months!

Fire bush, garden

Covered with butterflies all autumn and visited by many hummingbirds

 

Palm fronds, Garden

 

Palm frond, garden

 

Palm trunk, garden

 

A hated weed, garden.

 This is an invasive weed, air potato. It is an incredibly fast growing vine that will cover and smother a tree of bush. The leaves are lovely hearts. It develops large tubers or bulbils that resemble potatoes. These will quickly form a new vine if they all to the ground. Any leaf node that touches will grow roots and flourish. Hateful plants from Asia. The university of Florida is trying to bring an asian wasp that eats these vines and nothing else, to our area. this is the first sign that they're at work.

Live oak bole

 

Bamboo leaves, garden

 

Colocasia leaf

 Even looks like elephant skin.

Two Weekes back from Provence.

 

Went out into my garden yesterday and took 50 pictures in it for the first time since April. Very overgrown and jungly. Janie and I have spent an hour or so every morning since we got back pulling weeds and pruning bushes. Hard in this heat and humidity but so gratifying after three months with only 5 pots of very hardy herbs to tend to. I do like the sweaty work but only have so much stamina at eighty...sigh.

Norfolk Island pine, Garden

 It took a bit of a hit in the freeze, but the green is reemerging.

Monstera, garden,Holga

Sometimes the better lens isn't the best lens.