2011 a year in the garden

Zone 9 gardening has it all with the exception of my most favorite fruit - cherries.  Welcome to my garden where the temperature ranges from 32 degrees to over 125, critters come in all shapes and sizes and everything seems to flourish despite my laziness!

little plants

watermelon varieties

mango

lettuce

chard

apricot blossoms

rosemary

fava beans

asparagus

guava

artichoke

rose geranium

arugula

lavender

artichoke

watching us watching him 

2011 a year in the garden

raspberries

strawberries

jujubes

mexican bird of paradise

cardoon

figs

tomatoes

lavender

sunflower

peaches

black raspberries

leeks

rose

bean

apricot

pomegranate

humming bird

 dragon fly

2011 a year in the garden

right before this picture this guy went for a swim in our pool

our bananas

this little guy and his friends like to scamper into our garage

basic basil

cocoon 

our home is the home to more and more Monarch Butterflies every year

one of our beauties

garden warrior

watermelon

jalapeno

corn and squash

tomatoes

asian pears

munch munch munch

plums

plums

sage

pear

nectarine

 apples
and

very hot peppers