Not quite Holland

[Scuba_Dave]

But I tried, over 6,000 bulbs planted a few years ago plus perennials
Also some cherry trees planted out front - only 4-5' high but getting some cherries already

[Scuba_Dave]

My perennial gardens out back are getting overgrown
When we bought the house there weren't any gardens out back
I started giving away perennials to other people
Black-eyed Susan's I throw out every year as "weeds"
The hummingbirds started coming the year after I planted these:





I have different colored lupines, they grow from seed
I've been giving them away too

[Scuba_Dave]

I've had Praying Mantis in the yard the past few years. Every Spring when I clean up I look for their egg sacs. 2008 was the 1st year I found a Praying Mantis in the new front gardens





And hummingbirds do rest in the garden

[Gary Swart]

How refreshing to see all of the bright flowers. Praying Mantis are very interesting creatures aren't they? Thanks for sharing the photos.

[Scuba_Dave]

Yes, they are very interesting. They give me a start every time I find one. They don't move all that far day to day, even knowing where they are it can take a while to locate them

I need to come up with e better support system for my tomato's in my veggie garden, they grow up to 8' tall. I grow & use sunflowers to tie them, off. But then the sunflowers take up water & nutrients



Same area later:

[Scuba_Dave]

Thanks, the only garden when we moved in was along the front of the house - which faces North

I added a garden along the front driveway, front fence, side fence, side of the house, all along the stockade fence out back, along 2 of the 3 pool fences, along the 2nd driveway, raised 8' garden out by pool seating area, & along the new deck

Still working on the back stockade fence, & I'll be putting a garden in along the side of the new garage

Here is one of the pumpkins I grew this year
That's a 5g bucket it is sitting on



and my son with the pumpkin