Gee, where is everyone? You must all be out playing in your gardens!
Have u all been getting a lot of thunderstorms this month? We have been getting a lot of them in the past few weeks. The ground is saturated.

Today was nice and I did go out and trim the hedges in the back and side yard. I didn't realize they had grown so much until I had a hard time cutting the top of the hedge. *L* I will have to get son to finish that as he is 6'6" tall.

My lilies are also blooming like crazy and so are the weeds. *S*

I have 3 buds on my water lily too so that is nice seeing as I didn't fertilize it this year.

Hope u all start posting and telling me how your gardens are doing. I had 3 ripe cherry tomatoes today and the zucchinis are getting flowers on them.

Here's some of my lilies

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Take care
Debbie :-)

Hi Debbie -

So sorry i haven't been posting. I was really busy getting ready for the tour, and my mother was here for a week and a half (she went home today) helping me with stuff so that everything would look good. It did! There were about 15 people who came for the tour and everyone seemed to like the gardens. I got a lot of comments on my Orienpet lilies.

Now it's like letdown time. I don't have to go, go, go and sort of feel at a loss as to what to do with myself! Plus, it has gotten hot again so i don't want to go out in the afternoon. Oh well, i have a good book to read and things that need to get done inside, so i shouldn't get bored. LOL

We've had very little rain since June and it's awfully dry around here. We did have some the past couple of days, enough to wet things down a bit, but not enough for the forest fire situation. We have a big one 20 kms southwest of here - doesn't pose a threat to us because of where it is, but it does get smokey once in awhile. So, we've had to water the gardens a lot, and the containers are in constant need of watering. Fortunately i have a rain barrel now, and i've only had to fill it from the pond twice.

Lots of things are blooming and the gardens look really nice. Love your lilies, Debbie! Mine are doing well too, most of them. I've also had a few cherry tomatoes, and have had zucchini for a couple of weeks now. We canned beets yesterday and could be doing swiss chard, but it's too hot. We've also eaten broccoli, cabbage and kohlrabi, and green beans are starting. Oh, and there are a few little cucumbers on and i've even made a jar of pickles - one! LOL

This is about it for now - hopefully we'll get a couple more posts before the month is done!

Marcia

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Tour day

Hi Marcia,

I was wondering when u were going to have your garden tour. Sounds like it went well and I'm glad your mom could be there to help u out some. *S*

I looked at your garden pics and your gardens look wonderful! I didn't know u had a pond, either that I had forgotten. When did u get the pond?

Sounds like your veggie garden is doing very well this year and u have made pickles already? wow!

I'll try to send u some of the rain we have been getting. It has been a very wet summer, and cool, though it has warmed up again. i had seen on tv where u were getting forest fires and I think Gale has some aorund her place to.

Speaking of Gale have u talked to her lately? I wonder how she is doing and how her ponds are doing. I had 3 water lilies in bud but we got cold weather and they never opened up and I don't see them anymore.

I have started an August thread,,,,,take care.

Debbie :-)