The garden has changed tremendously since I last wrote. I am actively growing lots of vegetables and flowers. The trees are now grown and some are giving fruit such as loquats. There are two loquat trees in our garden. The peach tree is blooming and I am also growing celery in the "Farm Daddy" containers.
The asparagus bed has been dressed with composted manure and top soil. Today I planted a mango tree in the Back of the Barn Garden by the fence. Started a lot of seeds to include: Parsley Giant of Italy, several kinds of sunflowers, marigold, tomatoes and Chives.
I have four varieties of nasturtiums and just planted Japanese Winged Beans.
This is my harvest of the peppers and culinary sage.
The cestrum bush is in the front of the house garden. This bush attracts butterflies and releases its aroma at the end of the day.
This beautiful rosemary plant is one of my favorites. It flowers sporadically but the small flowers are an intense lavender color.
There are four of these bushes. It is bixa orellana or achiote. One of these plants had some seed pods and I took pictures of them and went to see them every day until my granddaughter, Andrea, led by her curiosity went and picked them up to play.
The chickasaw plum tree is in flower at the moment. It flowers before the leaves grow. Last year I had some fruits from this tree.
Ludicia discolor orchid is in bloom. This orchid is also called Jewel Orchid. In reality this orchid is not famous because of the small white and yellow orchid clusters. Its leaves steal the show because their color is incredibly beautiful. The leaves are green with red stripes. My ludicia has been in a green house and I took it out to take some fresh air after all danger of frost was past.
Well this will be all for now. Happy Gardening
