My Garden 2011

My Vegetable Garden this year is small and scattered around my yard wherever I could find a place where there is some sunshine.  My first harvest of squash this year.

It's an oriental summer squash that I obtained from here.  It has a buttery taste and it grows the size of a cantaloupe and remains green and tender.  I cook it just like I would cook a zucchini or American summer squash.

A very small vegetable garden area, but this is all I can manage to water everyday.  I planted 2 squash, 3 tomatoes, 2 red potatoes,  There are bush beans and yard long beans that is not shown in the picture above

Sweet Potato vine planted in the ground, Portolaca and Basil in the flower pot.  Did you know that the tender tips of Sweet Potato vine are edible? Pinch off 2-3 inches of the tender tips.  Wash thoroughly.  Stir fry with your favorite spices until the leaves are just wilted (don't overcook).  The tender leaves and stems has semi-sweet taste when cooked.

I can't wait for these Tomatoes to ripen.  These Tomato plants are about my height.

Young Bush Beans..

My First Knockout Rose

I planted my first Knockout Rose today.  I hope  its beauty lasts for a long, long time.  The area where I planted it has a very rich dirt.  I used to be able to grow gorgeous flowers.  I'm making an effort to do so again.

Wild Flowers blooming in May

Mountain laurels seem to grow better in the wild especially by a steep or sloping river banks.
I'd like to go back in the Smokies and see them in bloom along the Little Pigeon River. Their bloom time is supposed to be May 15 to June 15.


I love the scent of honeysuckle especially right after it rains. I specially love the white ones before they fade to yellow color.