Photo: Great grandparents at their farm in Blandinsville, IL, with five of their six children .. my grandpa was yet a twinkle in grandma's eye. Stable boy and governess also pictured. Hodges farm, circa 1903-4

Friday, July 27, 2012

Mid Summer Blooms


Favorite spot to relax

Here's a peak into the garden.  With the recent heat, everything has taken off.
cabbage
tomatoes

Green beans, raspberries, lettuce, herbs, cabbage and peas are getting picked this week.
raspberries

Next week more lettuce will get sowed.

The overwintered plants (geraniums, mint and rosemary) have bounced back in full bloom.
overwintered geraniums
overwintered mint
'Dune' geraniums .. overwintered

Busy weekend with a wedding and church outing.

What's blooming your neck of the woods?

8 comments:

Sandy Livesay said...

Mrs. Mac,

You have a beautiful garden. I can't get over how big your cabbage has grown. Everything is so green and beautiful. I know someone that will be extremely busy the next couple of weeks with harvests, canning and freezing. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the wedding and church outing.

There is nothing blooming in my garden. We're preparing the ground for a fall planting.

Intentional Living Homestead said...

Oh what a beautiful garden...love how well your cabbages are growing.

Wish I lived close...would invite myself over to relax in your beautiful spot{smile}.

Blessings,
Connie

FlowerLady Lorraine said...

Your veggies look great Mrs. Mac, and your geraniums pretty and healthy and your seating arrangement looks peaceful and definitely a nice spot to rest and enjoy God's beauty.

FlowerLady

Anonymous said...

Cathy, I'm inspired by the beautiful pictures of your garden. Is it weird that I think your cabbage pictures are gorgeous? Reminiscent of Beatrice Potter, I think. I want to try to grow lettuce next year.

Katidids said...

What a warm ad welcoming spot. I could curl up there with a cup of coffee for an hour or so. Thanks for sharing!

Reginas Cottage said...

hello mrs.mac,
your garden is wonderful.the veggies looke great.love your overwintered geraniums.
enjoy your weekend,
love regina

Stella Jones said...

Like you, we badly needed some sunshine here in England. We have had a week of it now and the runner beans have developed lots of flowers. Little tomatoes have set, at last and the potatoes are almost ready for lifting. We had plenty of rain in the Spring and early summer and now we just need to keep that sun shining.
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Sandy Livesay said...

Mrs. Mac,

I nominated you for two awards on my blog, congratulations!