Garden 2014 — Update

Gazebo On Marietta Square

Rambling Red Climbing Rose

Gorgeous, healthy, and ridiculously hearty, we can’t kill this rose.  It’s perfect for us.  We’re guessing the type.  But, the hearty, vigorous nature and color of this rose matches the description to a T.

Those horrible beetles are devouring the rose leaves.

Flowering Sage

The sage…

…and oregano are taking over this little bed.  The marjoram is buried underneath the sage and the rambling red roses.  We’ll probably need to redo this bed next year.

Four Year Old Black Mission Fig

Out of three very healthy black mission fig trees planted, one is thriving.  It’s about 7 feet tall and over 5 feet wide.  It’s the one out of the three that receives almost  all-day sun.  The second healthiest is about 4 feet tall and three feet wide (less than 1/4 the size of the healthiest black mission).  We believe it gets approximately 3 hours less morning sun.  The tiny little one in the shade with about 3 hours of afternoon sun.  It’s about 2 feet tall with about 2 dozen leaves.  We’ve never seen a ripe fig on this poor little tree.  Squirrels may be eating the green figs.  And, it doesn’t help that rabbits were eating (and possibly still are) the lower leaves.

Blackberry Blossoms (With Thorns)

Flowering Blackberry Bushes Straining To Reach The Sun

Dozens of blackberries this year, it’ll be interesting to see how many the squirrels allow to ripen.  This year we’ve seen more blossoms and unripe blackberries than ever before.

Every raspberry sprout (too small to be a bush) made it through the long cold winter.  But, one of the thornless blackberry sprouts (on the hill far right) appears to be gone.  The other two thornless blackberries are sprouting.  But, they’re very small.  And, we haven’t seen any flowers or berries.

The raspberry shares a bed with loads of chocolate mint.  Even in the more shaded areas, the chocolate mint seems to be thriving.  It’s remaining in the bed, so far.

Rosemary With A Fresh Bed of Compost And Garden Soil In The Back

We’re hoping the blackberries will spread to fill the space.

The tomatoes are doing beautifully.  Every purchased plant has  multiple green tomatoes.  And, the rainbow cherries are sprouting very well.  We believe over 90 % of the seeds sprouted.  They appear to be very healthy.  But, the squirrels trample through the beds.  So, we can’t be sure of the exact percentage.  It’ll be interesting to see how many survive the daily trampling.

The Cajun Belle peppers are extremely healthy… so far.  Last year, the squirrels devoured the sweet peppers.  So, this will be interesting to see.

The only thing struggling due to the late frost appears to be the basil.  Every plant is alive.  But, they are growing at random rates.  Some are more slow growing than others.

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