Hi Susie

What a gorgeous looking garden! You have the touch for roses and tomatoes are looking good as companions.

This is the first time that I am growing the Indigo series Blueberry tomatoes, they are supposed to ripe and look red at the bottom, maybe because of the cold it is not happening yet...

I am going to take some pictures today when the sun comes up and I hope others do too, it is always fun to see other gardeners creations.

Silvia

Your roses are beautiful!

This is blooming in my yard now, I call it my snowball tree.

Whoa, Robin ! What is that? It doesn't look like the viburnum snowball - - maybe Simpson's Stopper? It looks like it would be very fragrant.

Silvia, have you tasted your indigo cherries yet? Everyone who sees mine wants to know how they taste, but I don't think they are ready to pick just yet. Still green on the bottom.

It's euphorbia leucocephala and yes it is very fragrant.

I look forward to hearing more about your indigo cherry tomato.

Keiki, that is a beautiful tree! and if it smells good even better.

Susie, I have not tried the Indigo cherries yet because they look green on the bottom, if worse comes to worse and they don't ripen for whatever reason I will use them like tomatillos or roasted.:)

I took some pictures of my garden...one is a native dwarf viburnum

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I think this is the snowball one

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Powderpuff and firespike

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Silvia

this is my sweet pepper.

Nice powder puff Silvia. I just got a pink one I am trying to find a home for. Do you see much wildlife attracted to it?

Those peppers are adorable.

Thanks Keiki, yes! I see a lot of bees, hummingbirds, butterflies around it. We had a Holiday party and filled vases with the powder puff and firespike and had to be careful picking them.

Carmen, nice peppers!

Silvia

Hi Silvia - I just wanted to comment on your "puff-spike" combination. Brilliant idea!
I have a customer who has a Powder Puff in the backyard....I'm thinking I will plant one of my Red Firespikes near it and then get some pepper plants like Carmen's to go in front for some extra zing.

Carmen - what is that sweet pepper's name? They are beautiful.

Robin - I just went out and tried to pick an indigo cherry tomato to see if any were ready to taste - but no, they're still hard as rocks. Even though they are pretty much solid black, I guess they should be a little softer than a rock! But I will keep trying and will let ya know.

Susie

Susie - The roses and indigo cherry tomatoes make an attractive color combination. I can't believe how dark those tomatoes are. I bet they taste good.

Robin - Wow. What an incredible bloomer! I have never seen a bush like that.

Carmen - That's a real unusual looking pepper especially for a sweet pepper. Looks good.

Silvia - I like the looks of the snowball bush. Is that one cold sensitive?

I took a few pics in the garden recently. Here is a volunteer borage plant inside my carrot patch.

Some red Russian kale and piracicaba broccoli, and some of the Swiss chard patch.

My punishment for not harvesting this TR Hovey papaya in time. An opossum ate most of it last night. I gave the remaining half to my chickens so it didn't go to waste.

Christine

Keiki: I just returned from a Caribbean cruise and saw lots of "snowball trees" blooming in Dominica. - June

Looking for some of the TR Hovey papaya seeds. Anyone has some to share. I would like to try starting them indoor in pots. I am in zone 7a and mail order of plants is just not working.

Thanks

Thanks Silvia that is what I was hoping to hear.

Christine your edibles look great!