Dragonfly 2009

We had another dragon fly sighting in the back yard.
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left:
first tomatoes in early June

right:
first grasshoppers in mid June

Our yard from 1.22.08 to 6.25.09

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above: 1.22.08
right top: 4.20.09
right bottom: 6.25.09

leafy plants and bushes

left image: Red Mill aka Pieris Japonica, Pink Delight Butterfly bush aka Buddleia davidii, hosta plants, Wild Ginger aka Asarum canadense





right image: my great-grandmother's rhubarb aka Rheum rhabarbarum and our cat Clementine (lynx point siamese)

I layer newspaper to retard weed growth and mulch to retain moisture.

We have no grass as it requires maintenance. We do very little weeding ad watering.

Spring flowers

above left: Salvia nemoroso aka Caradonna
above right:
right: Siberian Iris
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May Plants

Left: hostas, tomatoes, thyme, pepper, hot and sweet, eggplants, basil, Gohan the cat.



Right: Eastern Redbud tree aka Boton Rojo del Oriente, wild geraniums, ferns, Siberian Iris, Poppy's.