Garden Status

The plants are filling out and even starting to lean into the walkway. I’ve had to add a lot more strapping to keep everything in place, and I had a couple of the original straps break loose under the weight. I lost a couple small side-stalks this week, but nothing major.

The recent heat and lack of rain has been wearing on them a bit, though, and I’ve had to cut away a lot of flowers that wilted early or didn’t even fully open.

In other areas around the house there are hostas put in by a previous owner. They recently flowered as well.

I still see the occasional mantis and they continue to get larger.

There are also still several toads that make their way to the beds every evening, and then disappear again before dawn. I saw one dig itself into a bed but that was only temporary; I’m pretty sure they spend the days on the opposite side of the house where there are leaves and bushes they can hide in.