….so nice seeing more and more but we’re not out the woods yet
Over the last few years scientists have been quite worried over the disappearance of bees and butterflies. This year they seem to have returned to our gardens.
….a colour I’ve never seen before in cone flowers
…..this is the first artichoke plant that I’ve ever seen
Once the artichoke flowers it is no longer edible.
….walking home from the Go Train yesterday I came across this beauty
…..my irises have finally started to bloom
…I’ve never grown these flowers but the blooms are spectacular and my neighbours love them
….all summer we’ve been enjoying lettuce, beans and zucchini from the garden
On Sunday we started to harvest our root vegetables from our boxes. We were pleasantly surprised at how well our carrots have grown. We planted red, orange, yellow and white carrots. The red ones we discovered are orange inside so if you scrape them they don’t look any different from the orange variety. 
We’ve been pulling the beets for a couple of weeks but we had a few left so out they came along with the the few red onions that we had planted. I’ve been roasting the beets in the skins until they’re tender. Then the skin just pops off when cool enough to handle. I slice them, sprinkle a little vinegar on them to refresh them and when we’re ready to eat them we drizzle olive oil on them and season with a little salt and pepper. Delicious!
Now we have cabbage, Brussels sprouts and Jerusalem artichokes left in the garden along with a few more carrots. I think the zucchini is done for the year and we uprooted our pea and bean plants. We may throw in a few more bean seeds and see what happens. If we have a warm autumn we might get another bean crop.
Cheers!
…..this flower reminds me of candy but its scientific name is Phlox Maculata Natascha
….I’ve seen these plants many times but I had no idea what they were called
….also known as Echinacea
Mama Cormier 