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<\/a><\/p>\nHowever, some of them are clearly doing just fine. Someday I should set up a regular watering schedule for my garden instead of \u201cwhenever I remember because the plants look sad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also in the plan for next year: planting the zucchini next to the lettuce and beets, not by the chard, beans, chives, and parsley. Those little plants are getting shaded.<\/p>\n
The raspberries ripened and disappeared as fast as they did. Next year, the plant will be much bigger, and we should get berries on some of the very tall canes. Maybe we\u2019ll have better luck getting some berries for ourselves.<\/p>\n
My purple coneflower is blooming. Saturday I spent an hour or so in the yard sketching my garden.<\/p>\n
The lines on the flowers are too thick (I need more practice with my brush pens), but I like the way the zucchini leaves turned out. And yes, I planted my coneflower in my vegetable garden. It\u2019s sunny there.<\/p>\n Speaking of sun, a few months ago the city took out a tree in strip of our yard between the driveway and the neighbor\u2019s yard. The ground underneath it used to be mulch, daffodils, and a few small weeds that were easy to keep under control. Now, with the extra fun, the weeds are going nuts, to the point where we have to mow them. <\/p>\n I\u2019m waiting for the city to plant a new tree before I do anything, but I\u2019ve been thinking about my options. Other than planting grass. When it was shady I\u2019d been thinking of more hydrangeas and Japanese painted ferns. Now I\u2019m considering forsythia and some shrub that will turn bright red in fall. A native wildflower garden is also tempting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My garden is going well. I\u2019ve picked a ton of veggies lately. The lettuce is almost done, the carrots are growing, the tomatoes are getting ripe–at least the yellow cherry ones are–I\u2019ve pulled most of the beets. The green beans … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n