Gardening Challenge Update

Well, most of our seedlings are dead because we used a bad lighting source, but we bought some plants and will keep plugging away regardless.  This is our prized basil .  May they grow big and lush!

I have more pics than usual for this post.  I guess because everything is coming alive and all the green makes me feel like sharing it :)

The squash is planted in this flowerbed and should completely cover that plastic as it gets bigger.

Our strawberry patch is doing well.  This past week I put on some 'Miracle Grow' so everything should start looking lively soon, lol.

These two trees are called 'Burning Bush' and in the fall they get bright red.  Recently one of them died.  I have no idea why but it only took about 3 days for it to go from looking like the one on the left to the dead thing that it is on the right. 

While Christ and Joshua were looking under a planter in the grass they found this strange looking moth (?).  Can any of you identify it?

These are the Lamb's Ear that I divided and transplanted last year.  When they get big, you just cut them in half and plant it somewhere.  At first they looked very unhappy in the new spot and looked like they died but here they are all perky this year (the purple flowers).  In the middle is some kind of daisy or weed that was growing last year near our trailor.  I liked it and moved it to the flower bed.  It looks like miniature mums or something.  Might be related to dandylion for all I know, haha.   Below are some general pics from our yard which you can see if you are interested.



This is the first year these Peonies have bloomed.




A General View from the end of our front yard.




One the left is a hawthorn tree is just finished blooming.  On the right is a VERY fragrant rose bush that fills the whole yard with scent.  I also love hearing wind chimes and have a couple hanging from the tree.




Thses roses just bloomed.  They look nice but don't smell very much at all.

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