These days, my vegetables don't look great, but there are some flowers in the yard that are thriving. Here are a few of them.
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| Wild snapdragon |
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| I picked pears yesterday and found a few that weren't rotten or eaten by the deer. |
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| Lantana |
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| Tea Rose |
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| Vinca |
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| There are only a few hydrangea blooms left. |
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| Black-eyed Susans, Maryland's State Flower |
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| Behind the black-eyed susans are conflowers. Something eats the petals consistently. I never see anything that would explain it, but apparently, there's a beetle that comes out at night and eats petals. |
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| Balloon flowers. These originally came from Ward's grandmother's yard. |
Tune in next time for Part 2 of a Backyard Walk when I show you a few creepy-crawlies.
