Hi there! Dee's weeds again.  How have you gardeners been? If you remember, this time last year we wrote a post. This summer, we've written a song sung to the tune of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone." We mean no disprespect, but we find our choice ironic.  Her Red Dirtness is always saying we're in a war out here.  Her words, not ours. She thinks we're evil, but, like squirrels, raccoons and vultures, we're just acting according to our nature. Where have all the flowers gone, short time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, only two weeks ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Vacation breeds garden malcontents. When will she ever learn?  When will she ever learn? Where has all the blank space gone, between the daylilies? Where has all the blank space gone, between the plants? Where has all the blank space gone? Hidden by weeds...

Not the eight legged sort, but, instead, spider daylily photos were requested by Carol of May Dreams Gardens and Mary Ann of Idaho Gardener.  On Plurk the other night, we were all discussing my article on Examiner.com on how to choose a good daylily.  They seemed to enjoy it, but both of them wanted to see some spiders.  So, I promised to provide them.  Carol requested purple and green blooms, and Mary Ann wanted something in the apricot range if I remember correctly. First, before I get myself in trouble with true, spider, daylily enthusiasts, I want to make something clear.  The daylilies photographed in this post are not actually spiders.  A daylily cannot be classified as a spider unless its petals have at least a 4.0:1 ratio.  From the American Hemerocallis Society's website: "On a Spider, the petals and sepals are much longer in proportion to their width than...

I do believe June is my favorite month of the year to take photographs for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day hosted by Carol of May Dreams Garden.  May has her Marilyn Monroe glamour with the roses finally coming on strong.  June is more like a showgirl doing the Can-Can in a French burlesque show. There's so much to see. So many colors. So many different blooms. Truly, variety can come in small or large packages. There's more, but I must go outside and weed the beds before the grass takes over.  We've had a lot of rain in the last few days.  The garden is smiling its approval, don't you think? Carol, thanks for again hosting bloom day.

Dear Carol and Mary Ann (and all those who walk in the vegetable way), Welcome to my garden this week where we're a bit betwixt and between.  I harvested the last of the peas today and pulled up the vines. As you can see, they were mildewed, and it was time for the carrots and cucumbers to have their moment in the sun.  If you remember, I planted cucumber seeds in the same spot with the intention of using the same fence.  I don't have as many cukes planted because they are extremely prolific, and not enjoyed by everyone in the Red Dirt Family.  This was a very good spring for peas with the unseasonably cool and wet weather. The 'Sungold' cherry tomatoes have tiny fruit, but all of the others are in their growth period.  I can see I need to get out there and tie many of them...