The Butterfly Bush is doing well with the drought. I love how it keeps producing beautiful purple flowers throughout the summer for the hungry Butterflies, Bees, and many other nectar eating insects.
The deer netting is also protecting the Crab Apple nicely. The tree has recovered nicely from the attacks from the hungry deer.
The morning sunlight shines on the backside of the house as Panda tries to stay cool on the walkway bricks.
Mimi's plant at the bottom is doing well along with my "Cat Vomit" plant (my mom calls it) with all it's new sprouts all over the plant.
Another pretty Sunflower bloomed in the Walmart Pot with the Daffodils. I love the color variation of red with the yellow.
The heat has really taken a toll on the Inpatients. The leaves are shriveling up into small echos of a leaf.
The Green Pepper is ALMOST ready to pluck! It has done well. It is small, but looks VERY tasty!
The Basil has been very delicious on our Margarita Pizzas.
The Brussels Sprouts have taken the toll from the caterpillars, which have just about munched all the leaves off of this stalk. I ended up pulling up this plant in hopes to get rid of some of the pesky eaters.
The larger of the two stalks has only been sparsely munched on. Thankfully.
The Sunflowers in the Raised Garden are so pretty, but they are so freaking tall that I cannot thoroughly enjoy them. Next year, I will put the shorter Sunflower varieties in the Raised bed and put the taller ones out on the fence line to see them from afar.
The Gypsy Pepper and the Tomato plants are struggling the most in the small pots. I am not able to water them like I should with this drought. The plants suffer from the heat and lack of water and have put out a limited supply of fruit.
The Cherry Tomatoes are getting ready to turn Red!!!
The Radish Seed Pods are full of seeds and look about ready to be pulled for collection.
The Snow Peas are definitely done. The plants have turned to a crispy papery shell of a plant.
This is the third year for the Butterfly Garden. It looks so rough. The caterpillars have really done a number on the Cone Flowers. After I divided the really pretty Red Lilies, it seems to declined in life. It has gone dormant like it was turning winter. I hope it survives. I really love that plant.
The Mammoth Sunflower is getting taller and taller, while the Yuccas are done with their flowers as they produce seeds in their pods.
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