To The Garden We Go!

I grow an abundance of pansies in the spring, by the middle of the summer they look dreadful.  I have learned to actually purchase them in the fall, and if they live through the winter, they actually double their size by the next spring.  I don’t think these babies have much life left.

In terms of vegetation, we have been harvesting zucchini and squash although of late they have tapered off I guess to the extreme heat.  And my tomatoes while the plants look good are putting out a little bit of fruit so that has me worried.  Here is a picture of one of the zucchinis we have harvested.  It is a striped variety which I have never grown.  They are planted in washtubs, and have a decent taste though I prefer the yellow crookneck squash. 

As to construction, I am always adding something to the outside garden.  This year I added an old school bell that I took from my parent’s place.  Here it is attached.  I should have muffled the sound because it is really loud.  But my neighbors don’t seem to mind.  Here is the bell from the back of the playhouse.  Eventually I will put a roof over it. 

Emma is giving it a whirl.  The kids have to stand on the top level of the tower to really get the sound going.