June 29, 2011.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Grapes - June 2011
June 23, 2011.
The vineyard in June after being manicured
(weeded and mowed)
Black Spanish wine grape on the vine. They're not quite ripe yet
Table grape on the vine
A bit of history: A family member picking grapes
at this farm about 30 years ago
Table grape picked this morning
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Much Needed Rain
June 21, 2011.
We finally got some rain after long hot (high around 100s˚F) and dry spell since around mid May.
The wet patio during the rain in the morning.
Baskets of fresh tomatoes and squashes are laying around
on the patio.
We've been busy making and canning tomato sauce.
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Rudbeckia 2011
June 3 - 10, 2011.
Rudbeckia a.k.a Black-Eyed Susan blooms at one corner of the green house.
In the corner with ornamental grass and ajanica pacifica
I think I sow their seeds last year or year before last
Rudbeckia with irises
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Morning Glory 2011
June 9, 2011
The heart-shaped leaves of morning glory
on a climber by the house.
Morning Glory flower.
Another variety of Morning Glory bloom peeks
through Ajanica Pacifica.
A purple Morning Glory, given by a friend, on an arbor
at a new garden plot.
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
By the Corn Field
May 29, 2011.
Texas Lilac is blooming
Mimosa and pink double knockout roses are blooming
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The Cannas 2011
May 29 - June 10, 2011.
The cannas are in full swing now.
Red and Yellow Cannas by the house and around the old oak stump.
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Pink Angel Trumpet 2011
May 24, 2011.
We bought two additional angel's trumpet plants this year at the nursery nearby, without knowing the color of the flower. We knew they have been selling yellow ones all these years. So when one morning I found out that the flower was pink, I was very surprised in a nice way. I have been thinking of getting the pink one online, but I guess I don't have to now. :)
©Burke's Garden Blog, 2011.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Variegated Four O'Clock
June 6, 2011.
Four O'Clock is another proven winner in the garden. It's an annual according to references, but it keeps coming back each year probably from the seeds. This is the first variegated four o'clock flowers that has ever happened since we grew them 2 years ago, mix bred by nature. It's one of the surprises I got from our garden.
© Burke's Garden blog, 2011.
Red Harmony
June 3, 2011.
It already feels like August! The heat soars up to 100˚F almost everyday. Summer flowering perennials are blooming. This gaillardia and daylily are in harmony with the surrounding red sheds.
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Plumeria 2011
April 25 - June 3, 2011.
Plumeria, also known as Frangipani, is a tropical plant that has fragrant summer flowers. It loves sun, heat, and dry soil. It can stand Texas heat, hates wet soil. I got four cuttings from The First Monday Trade Days in April (they call it "logs") and they started growing once put in rich potting soil. Here's one of them that has been blooming for about 3 weeks now.
April 25th, 2011.
May 8th, 2011.
May 23rd, 2011.
May 28th, 2011.
June 3rd, 2011.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Front Porch Update 2011
May 22, 2011.
I had to transplant the petunia that was grown in this hanging pot on the front porch to a shadier spot and exchange that with portulaca and purslane. The petunia could not take the heat and tends to wilt very quickly despite a lot of watering. I have been growing portulaca and purslane in hanging / wall pots and they proof to be the winner. They are really drought resistant, heat resistant, profusely blooming, and just look good until the frost hit them.
Yellow canna lily bloom at the foreground.
Coral Drift Rose blooms at the bottom.
Red portulaca and salmon purslane,
with Ajanica Pacifica at the bottom, and moon flower and morning glory
climbing a small climber below the hanging pot.
© Burke's Garden blog, 2011.
Bird's Nests 2011
May 10, 2011.
The difference between prothonotary warbler and blue bird nest.
This is prothonotary warbler's nest, built with moss.
And this is a bluebird's nest, built with dried grasses.
© Burke's Garden blog, 2011.
Chicken Curry
May 8, 2011.
One of our herb container, curry plant in a chicken planter, thus 'chicken curry'. Or is it 'curry chicken'?
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Peace Rose
May 1 & 8, 2011.
Peace Rose blooms have delicate pink and yellow shade at first and then turn completely yellow in a week.
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Catching Up
It's been almost 2 months since the last posting. Blame it on severe weather that knocked down our internet connection for about 3 weeks and hustle and bustle of harvest season. A lot has happened in 2 months, let's start catching up.
