The weather is beginning to cool slightly. I noticed my tomato is looking more robust, greener and more flowers. The French melon has gotten a second wind with new growth and I even saw a baby melon. Today's task was finally hedging the Gardenia topiary & trimming the growth extensions on the Azalea's in the back yard. Today's Garden Photos: A Female Ruby Throat Hummingbird sitting on the clothesline between two pine trees, guarding the nearby feeder from other Hummers. A different one rules the roost from day to day. Sometimes up to 4 will chase each other, fussing over it.They migrate south to Mexico for winter. A Honeybee Enjoying a Flowering Weed My neighbors border was full of these tall weeds with daisy-like flowers. Looking it up online, I learned this is weed is called a Shepherd's Needle and it's edible--boiled, steamed or sauteed. Also pretty. The Bees love it!
