Last night I stuck four Beefmaster tomato plants in the back flower bed, among the (fading) tulips, malva sylvestris, hollyhocks, blackeyed Susans, phlox, salvia, and delphinium. This is my first year for malva sylvestris. So far, they've bloomed proliferously.
I also planted trailing blue lobelia, and salmon and white petunias, in two baskets hanging over the deck. Three large flowerpots got more salmon and white petunias. The long planter has the same, plus a sweet potato vine. The deck gets sun from the south, so keeping these plants sufficiently watered for the summer will be a challenge.
sounds beautiful!!! I've got a little garden going with tomatoes, canteloupe, basil, cilantro, zucchini, squash, and cucumbers! It's so fun to watch it grow!!! But when it start looking drab...it's SO sad!! You should post some pics ; )
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll post in a few weeks. I pulled all the blooms off, so the early growth energy would go into leaves and branches. :-)
ReplyDeleteYour garden sounds lovely. Salmon, white and blue sound like a beautiful combination.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it hard to pull off those first blooms - I always hate to do it! I usually plant the same colours as you but I have never had any luck with trailing lobelia - it always ends up looking like dead grass hanging out of the basket...I'm not the best gardener...you might have guessed. But I appreciate those who are!!
ReplyDeleteWell, all the best with all of them.
ReplyDeleteI love the name Beefmaster for tomatoes....is that because they go great with hamburgers?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Violet. I'll post a picture if I can keep them watered.
ReplyDeleteIslandsparrow,
I try, but get a motley result. Always learning. :-)
Thank you, Martin.
Beachlover,
Not sure if the tomatoes are so hearty that they're like slabs of meat, or if they're good for topping hamburgers. I've not tried Beefmaster before, so we'll see. Last year, I had 4-5 kinds, which was interesting. THis year, all my eggs are in one basket, with Beefmaster.
You've been busy!!! But I can imagine how pretty it looks.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I don't like gardening. I love flowers and having a well-tended landscape, but I don't like the work it entails. So, finally, after 12 yeras at this house, I hired our neighbor (a 21 year old college student) who has a landscaping business - and our yard has been magically transformed! It's gorgeous, and it makes such a huge difference. Now, next year, it's on to a veggie garden. . .
It does sound beautiful Julana.
ReplyDeleteMy Kid's Mom,
ReplyDeleteI find getting into the dirt therapeutic.
Both my grandfathers were farmers. My mother and my maternal grandfather were flower gardeners.
All my relatives had big gardens and long shelves of canned fruit and vegetables in the basement, at the end of the summer. Full freezers.
Thank you, Catez. I hope so--when the blooms come.
And I'm sitting here reading blogs when I could be outside in my garden? Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget the iced tea. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm on to mulching, now.