Bean Teepee...

Another project we got done:)  I love this when its all filled in.  Planted with Chinese Red Noodle Beans...they are SOOO yummy...and Cosmos.

Sunflower House

Also got the Sunflower House started yesterday.  Dan added an actual door to it, mainly to help keep the rabbits out.  Lilah was not happy with it but I think once its all grown in the door will be a really cool addition.  If not, we can take it down.

Used Mongolian Giant, Mammoth, and Italian Greenheart Sunflowers, Stowell's Evergreen Corn, Scarlett Runner Beans, and Shasta Daisies this year.

Roof Top Gardening

For years now Dan has wanted to grow watermelons on the roof.  This year he did it.  We put out a call for old kiddie pools and used those as our planters.  Filled them with a light soil mix and placed them over interior walls.  Dan is hooking up an irrigation system to water them.

We have three containers up there....One is Moons and Stars Watermelons, another is Sugar Baby Watermelons...the third is Charenteis Melons.

And because I am me, I had him include some flowers, we used Love-In-A-Mist.

Whew!

The west vegetable garden is DONE!  (ok, mostly, still have a couple odds and ends to tuck in)

The border beds have perennials, trees, etc for the most part, so not too much to do there.  There are three apple trees and two pears...all espaliered along the fence.  Then we have asparagus, horseradish, and rhubarb.  Threw in some greens and carrots to finish it off.  And of course, the cherry tree is still in the middle.

The other front border bed is greens this year -
Josephs Coat Amaranth
Siamese Dragon Stir Fry
Cinnamon Lettuce
Slobolt Lettuce
Little Gem Lettuce
Rocky Top Lettuce Mix
Radish
Nasturtium

Bed 1
Yellow of Parma Onions
Daikon Radish
Nasturtium
Early Fortune Cucumber
Lemon Cucumber
Zucchini Rampicante
Zinnia Cut and Come Again

Bed 2
Cherokee Purple Tomatoes
Red Rubin Basil
Alyssum
Tarragon


Bed 3
Cream Sausage Tomatoes
Genovese Basil
Cleome
Pink Surprise Calendula

Bed 4
Purple Russian Tomatoes
Crookneck Squash
Lemon Squash
Globe Basil
Plum Radish
Borage
Cosmos Picotee

Bed 5
Cuor Di Bue Tomatoes
Genovese Basil
Zinnias
Marigolds

Bed 6
Opalka Tomatoes
Amish Paste Tomatoes
Borage
Violas

Bed 7
Chives
Celery
Catnip
Cilantro
Broccoli - early sprouting and Del Ciccio
Cauliflower - Violetta
Kale
Cosmos

Bed 8
Chocolate Strip Tomato
Henderson Pink Tomato
Orange Flesh Purple Smudge Tomatoes
Genovese Basil
Marigolds

Bed 9
Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Black Beauty Eggplant
Thai Yellow Eggplant
Ancho Pepper
Anaheim Peppers
Tequila Sunrise Pepper
Sweet Chocolate Peppers
Mini Red Bell Peppers
Sweet Yellow Stuffing Peppers
Zinnias
Cornflowers

Bed 10
Cayenne Peppers
Black Hungarian Peppers
Purple Jalapeno Peppers
Green Tomatillos
Purple Tomatillos
Nasturtiums

Bed 11
Bloomsdale Spinach
5 Color Silverbeet Chard
New Zealand Spinach
Mesclun Mix
Garlic
Radishes

Bed 12
Dragon Tongue Beans
Blue Lake Beans
Empress Beans
Royalty Purple Beans
Golden Wax Beans
Cosmos - Bright Lights
Lemon Gem Marigolds