Now, as for gardening, I'm still more or less winning my War on Bugs. The thieving squirrel(s) are not currently active, probably because they've eaten every decent size tomato I had. Despite the boredom of a conflict free (for now) garden, it is actually a great time of year if you like flowers and stuff.
 |
| Aphids who chose not to "go on" |
I do have a few aphids popping up here and there. These are the first white ones I've seen. I'm not entirely confident that I'm identifying them correctly as aphids. They are so white they hardly seem real. The more I think about it, the more likely I think these are probably the ghosts of aphids I killed with the water hose. Why they chose to haunt this rose rather than the morning glory they lived their short but full lives (the brightest lights burn the fastest), I have no idea. The water hose just as effectively removes ghost aphids as it does living aphids, which is good because I don't keep a proton pack around the house.
Next up, here is my catch-all front flower bed. The giant echinacea is still in exponential growth, as you can see. The real impressive specimen is that gladiolus poking over the top. At least one more, (maybe two, fingers crossed), is on its way too. I planted a bunch of random colored gladiolus and I'm never quite sure which one is which. There is an ugly peach colored one that used to seem to bloom without fail even if the others never did, but now that they've become more established the other colors bloom better.
 |
| A gladiolus doing its best not to be overrun and consumed by a man-eating echinacea |
Last but not least, check out the psychedelic pink spots on this purple morning glory flower. I'm not sure what's going on it. Maybe it got wet before it opened completely or maybe its a developmental issue with the flower. In any case, it's pretty.
 |
| Morning glories in all their glory (terrible, I know) |
No comments:
Post a Comment