The garden is doing well

The garden is doing well for values of "well" that include "I don't actually know when to harvest the lettuce," because "before it bolts," while valid, isn't all that useful. Some of the lettuces are growing much faster than others; if I plant lettuce next year I think it all goes in the side bed. I may need to remove more of the milkweed so the lettuce and herbs can have enough sunlight, but we have a lot of milkweed. We haven't spotted any monarch caterpillars yet, though.

There are a lot of cornflowers in front of the house, a very cheerful blue color.

The most recent surprise, and possibly the last, was a few more irises, tucked in among the roses on the back fence. The locust tree in our yard is apparently too young to flower, alas.

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