The Best Part of Summer in Central IL

The best part of any summer is when the gardens come into full bloom. This year's heavy rains, combined with hot, humid days and sultry nights have produced heavy foliage and prolific blooms! All the backbreaking work in the springtime pays off when everything comes together like this in July!
Under this past week's full moon, the yard looks wonderful!



Note the giant tomato plant, left background near the corner of the house... it seems to grow about 6 inches taller every day!
In the daylight, the vibrant oranges, yellows, reds, blues and fuschias in the gardens make the back yard a garden party just waiting to happen!








Even the new plantings are doing well because of all the moisture.

And the grandkids love to pick the flowers... fine by me, since deadheading makes them bloom even more!


3 comments:

Shelly said...

Looking good! Can't wait to see it in person soon!

Sierra said...

Looks absolutely Gorgeous!

gbeach said...

I wish that I had a green thumb

Life Is One Adventure After Another!

I started this blog page as a way to keep everyone up to date on Bob while he was working over in Egypt, and to share our wonderful travel experiences. Now that he's back home, I'll still post family updates once in awhile, as well as items of potential interest from the Decatur front... Life's little adventures continue... ;-)

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Nana