Sunday, March 29, 2009

FISHERMEN'S BACKYARD

by Robin

All fishermen need a pool for whenever they're not fishing. This provides them with shark-free swimming. Ignore that green. We're working on it. It's almost perfect by now (pic taken last week).

Oh, I loved the decking when we looked at this house. While it needs some serious staining & varnish, I still love it.
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Back in February, I posted up this picture of our Butterfly turned Catastrophy Garden. Freezes had been rough on it.
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I'm here to tell you that 7 wks later, it looks so much better. I even have a row of zinnias coming up in the front. I can't wait for more color & more butterflies and bees to show up. (I need bees for pollinating the cucumbers.)
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In February, the left side of my main garden went from this to.....
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This......
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My bush beans are full of beans. They've already doubled in size since this picture was taken.
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It won't be long before I start harvesting some.
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Here's the right side of the same garden. Ignore all the oak leaves that have recently fallen with the winds. They will decompose and make natural mulch in there.
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In the bottom of the above picture, you'll see the bunching onions. Here is a close-up of one of the blooms.
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In February, you could hardly see my Sw Bell Peppers.
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Now, you can see them clearly from an even greater distance. The onions are really taking off too.
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On one of my orange trees, I found this lady bug having a picnic of aphids that were attacking the new leaves. They love the new leaves. Ladybugs love aphids.
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Stay tuned. I have a series of blogs that I'm making for the week.

1 comment:

Sharie said...

I don't remember seeing the deck before... awesome! You lucky ducks! Not only do you have an ocean in your backyard, but a pool even closer!

Love the garden pics, especially the lady bug eating the aphids! Things are really turning green here. We're sooo excited!