Our normal average 1st frost is usually Sept 15. This year it will be much later and the weather is great to enjoy garden. I have a mix of plant material, and plant annuals everywhere. A little garden tour. (Hail damage a couple of weeks ago knocked a lot of blooms off)
front yard
Side yard
Back yard
Roses in pots
Back door
GH & Sitting area
Arbor with ball of Hens & Chicks
Sunny bed
Sort of heart shaped
Love the orange
Tomato vine did well in this hot spot
Patio area
Most of the veggies have been harvested. Tomatoes still going
Tomatoes got hit by hail, so a little damage
A few herb & tomatoes in the GH
Little shady bed at the backyard gate
REALLY nice, Joanna. So much color for this late in the season for you !
I wish I had that much color right now.
Your flowers are always really beautiful. Great job !
Stunning! I wish my yard looked this good! Actually, I wish it looked 1/2 or 1/4 this good!
Thanks for sharing!
Natalie
Sinply gorgeous Jonna - truly a labor of love. I see a green house -- are all your flowers grown from seed? I guess Calgary gets a lot of rain to help with watering. We are parchedr here in SoCal. We are lucky if we get 13" inches a year. Thanks for sharing .
My you have been busy! We love all the pictures. Simply beautiful.
Thanks for all the great comments. Yes, I do start a lot from seed...but also buy a lot too. We have had a great year for moisture, so that has helped...but really cold in May & June so it feels like we had a short summer. Most perennials seemed to be about 2-3 weeks behind. My sweet peas really changed over the weekend (they got hit with hail a couple of weeks ago) so I took another photo tonight. This is the 1st time I tried Swwet Peas and they are awesome! They face NE and seem to do well there.
For this being your first time growing sweet peas, they're AWESOME !
Areas along a walkway like that are perfect for them. Just keep them from forming seed pods and they'll continue to put out a lot of flowers. (You're going to be deadheading for days with as many vines as you have ! LOL )
I'm starting mine this weekend.
I hope to start my sweet peas this weekend too.
What are your sweet peas growing on? They are so tidy!
Natalie
I "cheated" a bit. Bought a flat of sweet peas in a 606 (6-pack), so 36 plants in May. I have bamboo sticks (6 feet) holding the plastic green mesh. I've attached the poles to the house with a zip tie and small nail under the bottom siding. The space between the sidewalk & house foundation is only about 6", so I do fertilize them once a week.
I don't think that's cheating! Mine were all bought as plants since I never could get them to grow well from seed! I attached chicken wire to the fence and they always looked awful! I finally took them out. Are these the perennial ones? That is what I had. I think I need to try some annuals as they smell so nice! I also need to get some green mesh! It really looks awesome!
Natalie
Your garden is beautiful! Love your sweet peas. I grow mine in winter because our Summer is too hot. Would love to have the fragrance in Summer though...
Elsa
