Gardens gone wild

This post is going to be a selection of garden pictures. Don't say I didn't warn you.

It took a while to get going, but I'm pretty happy with the way the front flowerbed turned out.

As for this carrot, Brian put it best: "Hm, little genetic challenge there?"

One of the epic battles: Pumpkins vs Tomatoes!

"The corn is as high as an elephant's eye...."

Close-up of the foliage of my Japanese Maple. Note to Brian: no, it is not diseased. It is supposed to look like that.

Hardy Gladiolus

Delphinium in front of more hardy gladiolus

FREEEDOOOMMMMM! (This picture was taken a few weeks ago -- that pumpkin is the size of a volleyball now.)

Look who's back! Apparently, pansies can take a lickin' and keep on tickin'.

Eve's first day of school

Today was Eve's first real day of kindergarten.






The whole experience is still too new for either of us to have formed an opinion about it yet. "Further bulletins as events warrant." -Calvin & Hobbes

Before and after

In the beginning, there was a pool.

It was nice as pools went, but I wanted it gone. So with the assistance of some local contractors, we turned this...


Into this...
Which has now become this:

Thank you Brian, for getting me my long-sought garden plot!