Gardening

Welcome to my gardening page. We moved into our current house in 2013 and for several years have maintained a vegetable garden. For the most part, the background had been left alone regarding landscaping. In 2019, with the addition of a sunroom and deck, we had an opportunity to transform the rest of the garden into something more enjoyable than just grass. We started planting bulbs in the fall of 2019 and then added seeds and starters throughout 2020. As you can see, we're just getting started.

Here I'll be tracking all that we're growing. Below are all the flowers that have bloomed so far. We've also planted several new trees, and we have our regular vegetable garden, which includes:

  • Tomatoes
  • Snap Peas
  • Basil
  • Arugula
  • Cucumbers
  • Zucchini
  • Carrots
  • Green Peppers
  • Green Onions
  • Green Beans
  • Blueberries
  • Raspberries
  • Blackberries
  • Potatoes
  • Strawberries
  • Corn (we didn't plant it, but it's somehow growing)
We gained a lime bush, but don't expect any fruit this year.


(Added 8/11/20) Sunset Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis Ver Sienna Sunset)


(Added 8/11/20) Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia Hirta)


(Added 8/11/20) Mango Tango Hummingbird Mint (Agastache Aurantiaca)


(Added 8/11/20) Millenium Garlic (Allium Millennium)


(Added 8/11/20) Vernique Dark Blue Speedwell (Veronica Spicata)


(Added 8/11/20) Younique Cerise Astilbe (Astilbe Thunbergil)
(Added 8/8/20) Largeflower Evening Primrose (Oenothera Primrose)
(Added 8/8/20) Spider Flower (Tarenaya Hassleriana)
(Added 8/8/20) Spider Flower (Tarenaya Hassleriana)

(Added 7/29/20) Elegant Orange Zinnia (Zinnia Elegans)

(Added 7/29/20) Holiday Song Daylilly (Hemerocallis Hybrida)

(Added 7/29/20) Lavender Blue Baby Daylily (Hemerocallis)

(Added 7/29/20) Pinot Grigio Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus Moscheutos)

(Added 7/29/20) Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus Maximillani)

(Added 7/29/20) Luna Red Hibiscus (Hibiscus Moscheutos)

(Added 7/23/20) Sunflower (Helianthus Annus)

(Added 7/22/20) Daisy May (Leucanthemum Superbum)

(Added 7/22/20) Bristly Hollyhock (Alcea Sentosa)

(Added 7/21/20) English Marigold (Calendula Officinalis)

(Added 7/21/20) Blue Danube Flossflower (Ageratum)

(Added 7/21/20) Verbena X Hybrida Red & White

(Added 7/21/20) Verbena X Hybrida Purple & White

Small Daylily (Hemerocallis Minor)

Tickseed 'UpTick Gold & Bronze' (Coreopsis Hybrid)

Dwarf Mallow (Malva Pusilla)

Scarlet Monkeyflower (Erythranthe Cardinalis)

MissionBells Deep Rose (Beardstongue Penstemon)

Halo Red And Yellow Hollyhock (Alcea Rosea)

Gerbera Tomentosa 

Common Sneezeweed (Helenium Autumnale)

Lantana (Lantana Camara)

Creeping Lantana (Lantana Montevidensis)

Sticky Waxweed (Cuphea Glutinosa) 

English Marigold (Calendula Officinalis)

Garden Mallow (Malva Sylvestris)

Pinnate Dahlia (Dahlia Pinnata)

Syrian Iris (Iris Histrio)

English Iris (Iris Germania)

Persian Onion (Allium Hollandicum)

Dark Blue/White Bee Magic Fountain Delphinium (Delphinium Elatum)

Leaf Wallflower (Erysimum Cheiri)

Pink Zinnia (Zinnia Elegans)

Creeping Zinnia (Zinnia Angustifolia)



White Hollyhock (Alcea Ficifolia)

Bachelor's Button (Centaurea Cyanus)