Tried & True Plants

Fingers crossed these figs will be ready before the fall weather really kicks in...

Calla Lilies are so majestic. This one was hiding in a nice sheltered part of the garden.

A little while ago, a fellow gardening friend sent me a photo of her beautiful creation. I wish the dreary gray outside looked more like her painting. Keep safe and dry everyone.

What would you do with all these shallots? Plant them for next year!?!?!

Can't wait for the Torch Lilies - or Kniphofia (Tritoma) to my fellow garden geeks - to bloom again next summer. Miss them already...

A fellow gardening geek sent me a photo of her yardlong or snake beans she grew this summer. Wow. Have you grown these exotic beans?

The blooms of the Japanese toad lily are so pretty with their elegant arching stems and delicate speckled petals. These perennials add interest to a shady garden bed or woodland planting.

Ginormous avocados! What to make? Guacamole? Chocolate avocado shakes? Avocado toast? What's your favourite way to eat freshavocado?

Got some more Sweetheart grape tomatoes to pick.

"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. ~Henri Frederic Amiel

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Friday fun facts: The Inukshuk is an ancient symbol of the Inuit culture and is traditionally used as a navigational landmark. It represents northern hospitality and friendship.