More marigolds

I planted the marigolds in a half moon and close together as I wanted them to mass as they grew for an effect and I am pleased to say I am getting it. The marigolds are the first thing anyone always says upon walking up to my garden. The colors of orange and the orange/red are so vibrant against the green leaves of these plants, plus they help repel bugs in the garden. A win-win plant.

Green beans

The green beans don't look too big yet, but here is my first green bean, won't make much of a meal all alone now. This picture was taken before I watered, since I don't have mulch down, I water every day.

My blue fish windchime

Raindrops in the garden

drops of water on the vegetable cages after watering. I am trying to grow my squash and zucchini upright instead of on the ground. I hope to get more produce out of a little bit of space.

This is some of my perenmial flowers, growing nicely.

Marigolds

This is just some of the low growing marigolds I'm growing for ground cover. Since I fertilized them with my organic chicken doo doo they have just taken off.

Tobacco Road

No, this flowering plant is not of the smoking kind, but this tobacco plant has the most beautiful, abudent red flowers I've ever seen. I think it loves the organic chicken doo doo I fed it.

My first summer squash

Zucchini growing in vegetable cages

The zucchini are getting so big I had to move the S-hook with the windchime to a different part of the garden, near my flowers. I had just watered and you can see the water droplets on the cages, click on the photo to get a better view. I can't wait to report on my vertical growing in a month or so, by then I'll know if it has been successful way to get more out of less space.

Updated garden pictures

Here are some new pictures taken tonight at the garden. Everything is looking so good. This picture is my favorite, my cream color dinner plate dahlia.

A bit of a scare

My scrappin partner, Leo, has feline leukemia. He had been itching over the past month, to the point of being obsessive. I did not know if this was a sign of the leukima acting up. I had had to change his kitty litter as the company had stopped making what I was using. UGH!!!!!!!! I hate it when a company does that. They had a new and improved variety, which I tried. BAD IDEA! He refused to use the box, only when necessary (I have 2 litter boxes for him). He would only use the box that still had the old variety of litter in it. I gave him 2 weeks, then went to an unscented litter. Well, according to the vet, he was having an allergic reaction. He was given an anti-inflamatory injection, put on antibiodics and hopefully, in a day or two, the scratching will stop all together. Thank goodness, the vet says he is in good shape, a beautiful cat and weighed in at 10 1/2 pounds. He is my baby.

Don't you just hate it when you absolutely love a product and then the company stops making it, but comes out with a new and "improved" variety, which ends up not being as good as the old one!!!