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| Allium. Early on, the allium had a bad case of black aphids. I managed to get rid of them, but they stunted the growth and blooms this year. |
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| Abelia |
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| The anemone is blooming about a month earlier than last year. |
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| The surprise lilies are always a pleasant surprise. |
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| After the white 4 o'clocks have been blooming for months, these pink ones bloomed. Another fun surprise. |
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| A rare photo of a black-eyed susan before all of its petals are eaten. I just noticed it looks like it's growing out of a violet plant. :) |
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| The fuss-free begonias continue to thrive along our front walk. |
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| A bird-planted sunflower in a pot on our front porch. |
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| Vincas and petunias in front of Ward's shop. |
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| A broken limb on an apple tree. This is an old tree, and the first time it has produced more than a couple of apples since we moved in. Over the years, it has been limbed up, so most of the apples are out of reach. Now we have some easy picking. Unfortunately, the apples aren't ripe yet and won't get any sweeter. I see a lot of sour applesauce in our future. |
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| The bees are enjoying rotten pears. The whole area smells like fermenting fruit. |
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| A rare sighting of a native ladybug on the fence to the vegetable garden. These days, we see mostly the problematic imported Asian ladybugs. |
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| We have seen our first spotted lanternfly in our yard. The spotted lantern fly is new to this country and was first found in Pennsylvania. It is highly damaging to many woody plants, and they are trying desperately to stop its spread. |
That's all for now. Ward and I are off to WV this weekend for a family reunion.
Until next time...
Did you smush the lantern fly? I haven't yet seen any but it's only a matter of time. Japanese beetles are our biggest invasive species nuisance, although they aren't quite as bad as they were a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteI got a kick out of seeing your shadow. :)
As always, your flowers are beautiful.
The fly was squished. That is the official policy of the dept of ag. Japanese beetles are alive and well here as well as stink bugs. Do you have problems with them where you are?
DeleteYes, we do.
DeleteLots of things worthy of a second look in your garden! Lovely flowers, interesting insects, fruits, and your shadow, too! Those sour apples might make a good chutney! Apple sauce sounds good, too.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a lovely time at the family reunion and safe drives to and from.
I've never been a big chutney person, but maybe I should look into it. I think they would also make a good pie. :) I am looking forward to seeing my cousins again this weekend. It's the one time of year that I can see at least some of them since we are scattered these days.
DeleteI vote for pie! Love apple pie!
DeleteYour yard is looking great! I love that you have so many flowers.
ReplyDeleteWe do have various flowers tucked here and there with something blooming throughout the season. Even when I think everything is brown and not much blooming, if I take a Second Look, I see that there's more than I think there is. That's one reason I do them.
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