This hasn’t been the best year for my flowers, despite micro irrigation, the extreme heat is taking it’s toll. We also had rain last night, so things aren’t as perky as they could be, but it is what it is, so on with the show…
The begonias are doing well, despite the heat. the window box is flourishing, and when I look at pictures of this battered Adirondack chair, I’m reminded of the stain that is sitting in the garage. I was going to spruce up my chairs, then it got too hot, I lost interest, maybe next year…
Here’s a closeup of that window box. I’m a big fan of begonias, they're colorful, they tolerate extreme conditions and best of all, they’re cheap! You get a lot of bang for your buck with begonias, I’ve spent big money on this window box in past years, and the results were no better than they are with the begonias.
And a few years ago, I was so excited about planting balls of flowers, but the thrill is going, maybe this is the last years for the balls of flowers, and maybe not. This is not the summer to make any long term decisions about what I want to do in the garden. 
I bought this statue of a little boy reading a book years ago. It’s always been a favorite, it’s battered now, too, but I don’t mind the deterioration of it so much. It’s old, like yours truly, it’s weathered a lot of storms over the years. I’m a big fan of asparagus fern as well, but never bring it inside, it always drops needles in the house and it’s more trouble than it’s worth to try and winter it over.
Ryan bought me the wind chimes in the left corner of the above picture when he lived on Whidbey Island. They tinkle and remind me of him. It always makes me smile, moms do that, smile when they think of their kids…
This was Mother’s birdhouse and her wind chimes. This birdhouse is ancient, and the chimes are standing the test of time really well. I like having some of her things around me, it reminds me of what was important in her life and what she enjoyed. And the older I get, I find I enjoy a lot of the same. Who would have thought it…
I got the bright idea this year to plant boxwood in two large pots and surround it by impatiens, actually I think it was my friend, Veronica’s idea. Well, the impatiens grew really large so you don’t see much of the boxies peeking thru, but they will grow, they’re just slow. The impatiens are pretty droopy this morning, but they will perk up when they dry off a bit.
Another one of those flower balls. Okay, so they look pretty good, maybe I will keep them next year after all. Scarlett will think about it next spring! 
The herbs need a haircut. They are not the beauties they usually are, but the rosemary continues to thrive. And yes, that’s a pot of rabbit manure in front of Butterbean’s rabbit hutch. The pot was hubby’s idea and rabbit manure is the best fertilizer, after all. It does help to take it out of the pot and put it around the plants, though. 
And then there are the carrots. If you have a bunny, you have to plant carrots!
They aren’t very big yet, but bun-bun doesn’t care. That cwazy wabbit goes bonkers every time I pull one. Sweet little creature…
And this is the way my garden looks this 27th of July, 2012. It could look worse, considering the heat we’ve had.
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