Well, since it has been 110 here for the past few days, I have been doing tons of watering! My peach crop is ridiculuosly huge--I have been sharing with all the neighborhood kids, the birds and the beetles( No, Mbo, not ringo, george and Paul....). The flowers peak in May, but those that haven't withered are doing well, luckily I live in great rose growing country and all 50+ have been blooming since April, and will continue until I hard prune them in January. I had a few wonderful heirloom Nicotania this year, but my Loves Lies Bleeding didn't come back. Iknow that they are annuals, but I was hoping for volunteers.

I have something that the nursery called Australian violets that have naturalized beautifully, they're creeping between the stones in the path, creeping under the rose bushes-they are great! My Stargazer lillies are in full bloom, the golden rod and native asters are a couple of weeks away. The tomatoes are delicious--both heirlooms like Brandywine and Rutgers and standard fare like Early Girl and Big Boy. The grapes are ripening and fairly sweet, even though the vines were neglected this year--except for watering.