This is Mom's greenhouse containing all the seedlings of her flowerplants. Yesterday I went over to her house to get some of her excess,

and transplanted some of them into my own garden











Marigold...

This is Ana's garden, which her mom started for her. Her mom says Ana has no interest in gardening. I could empathize with Ana in that she has her hands full already with two daughters aged less than 2 years and a month-old.

A closer look at some of the other flower plants there...

This lilac bush is partly hidden by a tree situated near the beginning of our driveway at the periphery of our lawn. I only noticed it when we were working at the vegetable garden!

The white lilac...

And the purple lilac.

I cut some bunches of these heavenly-scented flowers to put on our dining table.

We have plenty more lilac plants at the back of our house but they seem to have stunted growth and at the moment have not flowered yet...

Almost resembling grass, this unknown-to-me plant has tiny white flowers. It occupies a small space in my flower garden. Yesterday on my way to Mom's, I saw the same plant wildly growing in the field...

Gary has fixed the fountain despite a missing hose. It is quite relaxing to hear the sound of water dripping from it, as if one were beside a brook with running water. Coupled with the bird sounds that abound in my surrounding, one will readily feel peace in my garden especially when seated in the swing on the lawn.

When Ana's mom came to meet me, we discovered something in common: the liking for plants and gardening. Though I am quite a newbie in this field, we enjoyed taking a short walk the second meeting we had, to dig up some more plants from the roadside. This is a columbine already with flowers that I have transplanted into my flower garden...

Taken from the ant's perspective, the unique feature of this flower is the spiked petals, the purpose of which I will never guess. Ana's mom said that the hummingbirds are particularly attracted to them. Maybe the spiked petals serve as water reservoir (and probably the flowers have a chemical added to it that makes it sugary) which the hummingbirds drink.

More veggies in the garden

It's Saturday, and the day is sunny...perfect for transplanting the seedlings!

These are tomato seedlings. Note the yellowish leaves. Coupled with roots extending way far beyond the pots, Mom said it signifies insufficient nutrients from the soil, and that the plant needed badly to be transplanted from their tiny pots to a garden bed.|

Aside from tomatoes we also transplanted bell peppers. Then we sowed the seeds of cucumbers (which needed a lot of space because they creep over the whole area!), beet greens, and carrots. Later that day, Ann came and gave us their excess corn seedlings.