September in the guerilla garden on the canal easement. We've got peppers, beans, eggplant, pumpkins, asian tiger melons, pear gourds, tomatoes, assorted herbs and the sweet scent of moonflower. The bees are working over everything with pollen.
The lush late summer garden is often a wall of green, accented with color from flowers. In the last couple of days I have tried to capture that as I went for walks with the dogs. It is a pleasure to share the experience.
Above is the blossom of red kuri squash and below is the fruit.
One of variety of stunning zinnias this year.
Looking through a tomato plant intermixed with sunflower, cosmos & morning glory at a row of sunflowers.
A wall of green: tomato row in front (with sunflowers, cosmos & morning glory), pole beans behind, and tall green amaranth in background.
Tomato tower with tomato, sunflower & cosmos.
Chinese lantern plant.
Moonflowers, purple butterfly bush & Chinese lantern plant.
Purple loosestrife along the creek.
The creek in late summer, with duck weed and goldenrod.
Fat Bottom Farm is 50 acres in Eastern Oregon, owned by Carol (Mom) who maintains a large lawn and garden and leaves the rest for habitat. I also have a little garden in Western Idaho on the bank of a canal behind my house. The two are about an hour apart.
Carol is a compulsive gardener and veteran of 23 seasons on this site; I am an interested amateur with a little time to spare on holidays and weekends...and a growing compulsion of my own.
Recently joined by sister/daughter Jen in Half Moon Bay whose first garden is a high raised bed that is thriving.
This is the chronicle of what I am learning by oral tradition, book learnin', trial and error, happy accident, horrible accident and friendly advice.
Also, I like to take photos and share with family.