I had a dream the night before coming home from our vacation in Victoria - I dreamed that we got home and my garden was infested by some horrible pest that turned everything crispy and brown! I knew of course that I had wonderfully responsible people taking care of the critters and gardens while we were away but I have to admit to being a bit anxious to get home to see how things were! Not only was the garden NOT the least bit infested but the lush growth was a lovely sight! Except maybe the lush lawn . . . it took me 4 battery charges on the lawnmower and 2 days to get it all trimmed down! The gardens looked awesome though. Not even a lot of weeds to tackle. These pictures are a bit late in posting but this was my garden last week, the day after we got home . . .
Beans, these are Flagg - my new favourite bean! good fresh and really cool looking in a dried bean mix!
The blue corn . . .
Flax - I grew a small patch to experiment with spinning linen. I tried it a few years ago but only had 2 plants and get a very small amount of fiber. This year I should have enough to actually do something with. And lots of seed! The thing I LOVE about this plant is that it is sooooo pretty, especially early in the morning. By mid afternoon the days flowers have all dropped but the next day . . . a whole new flush of flowers!
And the blackberries are looking amazing this year! We should get tons, which is great because the majority of our strawberries ripened while we were away!
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