Thursday, August 25, 2011

Our Garden Throughout the Season

Here is a collection of photos from our garden taken all during the summer.

Early harvest: radishes.
A mix of salad greens.
Heather, Cole, and I made a toad abode to help keep down the pesky bugs that were eating up our veggies.
There's a toad in there, but he didn't stay long.
Bean pole teepee before it became overrun with bean vines.
Beets - sweet as candy.
I think this is a pumpkin blossom. I can't remember. All those squash type blossoms look the same to me.
Gotta throw in a few shots of the Golden Glows.
A later shot of the teepee.
I just like the color of this corn leaf.
Pea blossom.

It's really getting covered now.
Acorn squash. My first time growing it.
Jalapeno peppers.  Wayne's idea.
Can you tell, I'm just fascinated with the corn plants?
Can't pass up a photo op with the beanpole teepee.

Wayne, checking out the tomatoes and peppers.
Another photo op.
Woohoo! Carrots!

We've had a lot of pollinators doing their job, helping us out. Look at this little honey bee - his legs are just loaded with pollen.


 Peas, we hardly had any to cook because the kids just munch them up raw, right out in the garden.
 One of Heather's "Jack-be-Little" pumpkins. They only get large enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
 I just love my teepee.
 These potato pictures were taken this morning.
 Cole normally stays as far from the garden as he can get. He doesn't like vegetables, and he's afraid of being put to work, but he did enjoy digging for these buried treasures.




Peas, carrots, potatoes...I'm thinking stew.

9 comments:

  1. Wow - great garden pictures! These could be in a coffee table book!

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  2. What a lovely garden and beautiful photos. I say you have a career brewing as a freelance photographer Darlene!!!
    Love,
    Mary :)

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  3. Darlene...You are one superb photographer (and farmer). Dan Rothman's Mom

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  4. Thank you Mrs. Rothman. I'm so flattered you commented.

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  5. Darlene,
    Beautiful pictures, Darlene, of kids, garden and I just love that little toad house!!
    SAM

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  6. Darlene- these pictures are stunning, as usual :-) All kids should be so lucky to grow up around such natural beauty. I also love your new Bios of the kids!!!
    Love, Sandy

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  7. Oh my gosh!!!! I am so impressed with your garden and your beautiful photos! You should be proud of that bean teepee - it's a work of art.

    Everything you grew looked so healthy. I can't believe all you attempted!

    The toad house was such a cute idea, too!

    That pic of Heather in the garden was stunning. Also liked the pic of all three kids digging for potatoes!

    Loved it all!

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  8. What a garden! Love the toad abode and your bean teapee especially. Incredible pictures, Darlene.

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  9. Incredible beauty and a lot of tender loving care....xo

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