Another round of pics for 2013.
 

Another round of pics of my 2013 Gardening Season:

[attach]36967[/attach] Guatemalan Blue Banana Squash flowering.

[attach]36968[/attach] Guatemalan Blue Banana Squash.

[attach]36969[/attach] French Heirloom Juane Flamme. Pretty productive tomato plant so far. Is the only variety I have growing that has some BER (Blossom End Rot) though.

[attach]36970[/attach] "Rosita" Eggplant flowering.

[attach]36971[/attach] Canadian Heirloom "Sophie's Choice" tomatoes. These are pretty tasty for being an early-season type of tomato. Productive too.

[attach]36972[/attach] Heirloom New Big Dwarf tomato, one of my favorites.

[attach]36973[/attach] Sophie's Choice and New Big Dwarf tomatoes.

[attach]36974[/attach] Moreton F1 Hybrid tomatoes. Very productive tomato plant, has 18 tomatoes on it already.

[attach]36975[/attach] Pruden's Purple Flower blossoms.

[attach]36976[/attach] Pruden's Purple Flower blossoms.

[attach]36977[/attach] David Austin "Heritage" Rose growing next to one of my Pruden's Purple tomato plants.

[attach]36978[/attach] These odd looking things actually hold what has to be one of the most beautifully patterned seeds, Castor Bean (it's however poisonous). These spiky looking things will eventually form a hard shell and dry up, they sort of look like a dried up Roach :)), then I pry them open to reveal the Castor bean seed inside to save.

[attach]36979[/attach] Seed pods for Castor Bean Gibsonii forming.

[attach]36980[/attach] View of my Main Raised garden bed on the right, on the left are 2 large containers growing one Dwarf Wild Fred tomato in each (along with Scarlet Runner Beans, Bush Beans and Morning glories growing out and up the water drain pipe), and in the distance is the raised herb garden bed area/seating area.

~Alfredo

More 2013 gardening pics...
 

More 2013 gardening pics...

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[ATTACH]37021[/ATTACH] View of Raised Herb Garden.

[ATTACH]37022[/ATTACH] Front corner of the Raised Herb Garden, some Zinnias, Lemon Balm, and variegated oregano. Chocolate Mint in a pot, Jade plant in a pot, Sweet & Neat tomatoes in a pot, Matt's Wild Cherry in the larger container.

[ATTACH]37023[/ATTACH] Wildflower Garden area.

[ATTACH]37024[/ATTACH] Dwarf Sweet Sue tomato plant on the left, Heirloom New Big Dwarf on the right in my raised garden bed.

[ATTACH]37025[/ATTACH] Bee visiting the marigolds.

[ATTACH]37026[/ATTACH] Bee visiting the marigolds.

[ATTACH]37027[/ATTACH] Heirloom New Big Dwarf tomato.

[ATTACH]37028[/ATTACH] Heirloom New Big Dwarf tomatoes.

[ATTACH]37029[/ATTACH] Heirloom New Big Dwarf tomato plant. Growing very vigorously in my raised garden bed.

[ATTACH]37030[/ATTACH] Heirloom Black Krim tomatoes still growing.

[ATTACH]37031[/ATTACH] Heirloom Black Krim tomatoes still growing.

~Alfredo

Standing and applauding...beautiful landscaping, gorgeous plants and flowers, and wonderful photography! Well done!

Alfredo, between you and SJOELLA I don't know which I envy the most. Gret pictures and healthy lush gardens. I'm so depressed now at mine I'm going to go and eat a worm and after that everything should seem better!

[QUOTE=tnpeppers;367924]Standing and applauding...beautiful landscaping, gorgeous plants and flowers, and wonderful photography! Well done![/QUOTE]

Thanks tnpeppers!:)
~Alfredo

[QUOTE=riceke;367927]Alfredo, between you and SJOELLA I don't know which I envy the most. Gret pictures and healthy lush gardens. I'm so depressed now at mine I'm going to go and eat a worm and after that everything should seem better![/QUOTE]

Thanks riceke! [COLOR=Red]SJOELLA[/COLOR] does indeed have a nice garden...as many fellow tomatovillians on here do,... [COLOR=Blue]TomNJ [COLOR=Black]and [/COLOR]LDx4[/COLOR] come to my mind at the moment, both have REALLY beautiful gardens uuuf :?:, they have different styles from each other but without a doubt some of my favorites that I've seen on here. You should check out their garden pics when you get a chance. Hey I'm sure your garden is beautiful too btw:). I always felt that all gardens, no matter how big or small, organized or not, were a place of wonder and beauty. And they tend to improve with time (well unless the gardener/farmer moves elsewhere then the place is shot to h%$ with the next owner if they're not into horticulture :)))

There's a whole lot of outstanding looking gardens that I just haven't seen pics of yet on here, so many members :dizzy:...it's great! Maybe I'll eat a worm too to join you...

~Alfredo

More gardening pics for 2013...
 

More pics for 2013:

[ATTACH]37033[/ATTACH] Black Swallowtail visiting the Butterfly Bush. I get these alot along with Monarchs in the garden daily. They love the flowers and herbs.

[ATTACH]37034[/ATTACH] New Big Dwarf and Sophie's Choice tomatoes.

[ATTACH]37035[/ATTACH] A sliced up 7 7/8 oz New Big Dwarf Tomato.

[ATTACH]37036[/ATTACH] Bird's Nest Fern next to Bistro.

[ATTACH]37037[/ATTACH] Windowsill of Avocado plants and Golden Pothos.

[ATTACH]37038[/ATTACH] Sunpatiens in front of the raised herb garden, with some purple basil growing directly behind it.

[ATTACH]37039[/ATTACH] Lounge area inside the raised herb garden.

[ATTACH]37040[/ATTACH] Lounge area inside the raised herb garden.

[ATTACH]37041[/ATTACH] Back View facing the main raised garden bed in the distance.

[ATTACH]37042[/ATTACH] Pink Zinnia.

[ATTACH]37043[/ATTACH] Golden Pothos hanging plant in the early morning light.

[ATTACH]37044[/ATTACH] Hanging Spider/Golden pothos plant in the early morning light.

[ATTACH]37045[/ATTACH] Hanging Spider/Golden Pothos plant in the early morning light.

[ATTACH]37046[/ATTACH] Hanging Golden Pothos in the early morning light.

[ATTACH]37047[/ATTACH] Marigold and Borage in the Wildflower garden area.

[ATTACH]37048[/ATTACH] Borage in the Wildflower garden area.

[ATTACH]37049[/ATTACH] Heirloom Pruden's Purple growing in the Wildflower area.

[ATTACH]37050[/ATTACH] Guatemalan Blue Banana Squash sending out more flowers.

[ATTACH]37051[/ATTACH] Black Eyed Susan, Coreopsis, Chinese Forget-Me-Nots (Firmament) and Marigolds in the Wildflower garden area.

[ATTACH]37052[/ATTACH] Black Eyed Susan in the Wildflower garden area.

[ATTACH]37053[/ATTACH] Zinnia in the Wildflower garden area.

[ATTACH]37054[/ATTACH] Rose of Sharon.

[ATTACH]37055[/ATTACH] Rose of Sharon.

[ATTACH]37056[/ATTACH] Rose of Sharon.

[ATTACH]37057[/ATTACH]Rose of Sharon.

[ATTACH]37058[/ATTACH] Borage.

[ATTACH]37059[/ATTACH] Wildflower garden area on the left, Guatemalan Blue Banana Squash, Red and Orange Habaneros and several Rosita Eggplants on the right side.

[ATTACH]37060[/ATTACH] More Hibiscus flowering.

[ATTACH]37061[/ATTACH] Scarlet Runner Bean flowering.

~Alfredo

I admire the care and thought you have devoted to your yard/garden. Beautiful!

Steve

[QUOTE=Heritage;368037]I admire the care and thought you have devoted to your yard/garden. Beautiful!

Steve[/QUOTE]

Thanks Steve!

~Alfredo

Wow! Beautiful photos...you have an eye to capture so many lovely pictures. Lovely flowers, your tomatoes are very nice!



my ears were burning...now i know why! big hugs to you Ken!

SJOELLA
 

:));)

[QUOTE=sjoella;368142]Wow! Beautiful photos...you have an eye to capture so many lovely pictures. Lovely flowers, your tomatoes are very nice!



my ears were burning...now i know why! big hugs to you Ken![/QUOTE]

Thanks sjoella! The years spent in art school training must be helping out with my photography in some way I'm sure. Your pics of your tomatoes/garden for this season are really nice as well. Looks like you're getting a big harvest of tomatoes this season... Love the size of your garden too, very spacious.

~Alfredo

Photos, photos, photos for 2013...
 

More photos...

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[ATTACH]37104[/ATTACH] David Austin "Heritage" Rose. A Reliable reblooming rose bush...quite fragrant as well.

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[ATTACH]37106[/ATTACH] Entrance way container gardening. On the far left you can see a large tomato plant growing, that's my KC-146 tomato plant (from the Campbell soup company), it's a "semi-indeterminate" growing plant, however it's already growing past 6ft. There's several genovese Basil, cilantro, bush beans, marigolds, nasturtiums, petunias, zinnia, cosmos, sweet peas, morning glories, several eggplants, tomatoes and cucumbers growing in the various containers.:dizzy:

[ATTACH]37107[/ATTACH] Sophie's Choice tomato plant.

[ATTACH]37108[/ATTACH] Bee visiting the Rosita Eggplant flowers.

[ATTACH]37109[/ATTACH] Heirloom Kosovo tomato flower blossom.

[ATTACH]37110[/ATTACH] French Heirloom Jaunne Flamme tomatoes.

[ATTACH]37111[/ATTACH] French Heirloom Jaunne Flamme tomatoes.

[ATTACH]37112[/ATTACH] Belle Blanche Datura about to flower.

[ATTACH]37113[/ATTACH] Hibiscus about to flower.

[ATTACH]37114[/ATTACH] In memory of a pine tree I had to cut down because it died earlier this spring. wa waa :no:. But it made space to plant several Butternut squash plants, a row of different types of beans, 2 tomato plants, a stevia plant, and a mixed assortment of flowers;).

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[ATTACH]37116[/ATTACH] Hosta about to flower.

[ATTACH]37117[/ATTACH] Moreton F1 Hybrid tomatoes.

[ATTACH]37118[/ATTACH] Castor Bean Gibsonii plant.

[ATTACH]37119[/ATTACH] Pruden's Purple flower blossoms.

[ATTACH]37120[/ATTACH] View of Raised Garden bed with 8 tomato plants (6 Dwarfs and 2 determinate tomato plants)

[ATTACH]37121[/ATTACH] Heirloom Grandpa Ott's Morning glory.

[ATTACH]37122[/ATTACH] Canadian Heirloom Sophie's Choice tomato.

[ATTACH]37123[/ATTACH] Dwarf Sweet Sue tomato plant.

[ATTACH]37124[/ATTACH] Grandpa Ott's Morning Glories and Scarlet Runner Bean climbing up the water drain pipe.

[ATTACH]37125[/ATTACH] Grandpa Ott's Morning Glories and Scarlet Runner Bean climbing up the water drain pipe.

[ATTACH]37126[/ATTACH] Several Castor Bean Gibsonii growing.

[ATTACH]37127[/ATTACH] View of raised herb garden bed.

[ATTACH]37128[/ATTACH] Side view of the raised herb garden bed and lounge area.

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[ATTACH]37132[/ATTACH] Raised garden bed on the left side.

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[ATTACH]37134[/ATTACH] Grandpa Ott's Morning glory climbing the water drain pipe.

[ATTACH]37135[/ATTACH] Entrance way container gardening.

[ATTACH]37136[/ATTACH] Entrance way container gardening.

[ATTACH]37137[/ATTACH] Entrance way container gardening.

[ATTACH]37138[/ATTACH] Sweet Pea "High Scent" blooming again in the entrance way. Love the fragrance of this flower.

~Alfredo

Alfredo, I think next year you should come to my house and help me. lol Everything looks fabulous and beautiful!

I was overzealous this year and tried to squeeze too much into one bed and it's a big mess all tangled up lol. And I have not weeded, or watered much. Next year, I'm cutting back. (I swear!) :)

You did a terrific job and those roses are amazing.

Holy pictures!!!!!!! Alway enjoy looking at pictures. You know what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Everything looks great, kudos.

Justin


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