Blooming to distraction

Blooming to distraction

Humor perennials vines

Clematis 'Pagoda'.

I'm still smitten by this clematis.  It's grown quite a bit more this year and is full of purple blooms now.   I can hardly believe that at one time I thought clematis were just so-so and I didn't think I needed any in my garden.

What was I thinking? 

I do love these bell-shaped flo...

Hey are those foxglove over there?



Yes, those are yellow foxglove growing in

Protecting my green beans

Protecting my green beans

vegetable garden vines

First strawberries from the garden

The good news from the vegetable garden is that the strawberries are beginning to ripen.  I ate a little bowl of them this evening.

I'll be picking strawberries every day now for awhile. These are everbearing strawberries, so they'll continue to produce some berries through the growing season, although not in the same quantities as they produce in June.

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