June 2, 2009

How Does Your Garden Grow? Week 6

Before we tour the garden this week, let's make some Sangria. Gather your fruits of choice and slice them up. Pretty much anything goes... you could make it easy with just apples and oranges, or go all out! After I took this picture, I also added big chunks of watermelon to the mix.
Mix some red wine, Grand Marnier, a little sugar and the fruit. Refrigerate until cold, then add some Club Soda. Pour into glasses (or Mason jars!) with plenty of ice. Be sure to get some fruit into each glass and when you've finished the Sangria, eat the fruit!
Now, let's tour the garden. Chives have the prettiest purple flowers!
The peonies are getting bigger and have developed the flower buds... won't be long now!
Gerbera Daisy.
Tomato plants went in this week. We have red grape tomatoes, yellow grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and a couple of good old big, slicing tomatoes.
This week we also put in a jalapeno plant and some green bell pepper plants.
The irises have bloomed and gone. They don't last too long.
I picked some Lilacs to bring into the house to enjoy.

Thanks for coming along on the tour!

24 comments:

  1. Beautiful photographs and I loved your recipe for Sangria. Mine is very different, but I like to swap out periodically. Your garden is coming along nicely.

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  2. I didn't know chives grew flowers! I actually have some chive seeds in a packet. Now I want to plant them all the more! Very pretty.

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  3. The sangria recipe sounds yummy...perfect for those sultry, hot summer days. Your iris photo is pretty. I adore iris blooms,they look so lovely and stately. You're so right about them being short lived, seems they last a day and then quickly wilt. Such a shame ! Anna

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  4. Mmmm, Sangria is yummy! Perfect drink to sip as you sit outside in the warm sun gazing over the lovely colors in your garden. Can't believe how fast everything has grown! Beautiful :-)

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  5. The fruit pictures so so pretty! I didn't know chives grew flowers either! The garden looks like it's coming along nicely. Our tomato plants are ready for wire baskets they so big ( we planted early). I love the antique phone in the lilac picture!!

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  6. Your garden is looking lovely! Great recipe for sangria - love the Grand Marnier in it!

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  7. Your garden is coming along great and your pictures are lovely. My peonies have already bloomed, during Mothers Day week, actually!And the blooms on my chives are dying off now. I should take pictures too! You're inspiring me, Karen!

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  8. Everything is coming along fabulously! I've been in the mood for Sangria lately..this looks perfect :)

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  9. Sangria is my MOST favortie drink. I have recipes for all types. Yours looks beautiful.

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  10. Love your sangria recipe, I will try it for sure! your garden looks terrific, love the fencing, what is that? This is our first year in trying a veggie garden. Things are growing, it's fun to look at and actually see growth!

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  11. I love sangria. Your garden is fabulous I had chives too in mine among another herbs and flowers.Thanks for share

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  12. Thanks PIC! The latticework fencing? It's a type of vinyl (I think) that comes in sheets. It is nailed to the supporting deck.

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  13. Karen your garden and flowers look so nice. I love the chive blossoms. I sprinkle mine on salads. I just made Sangria Shots and will blog on those soon. In fact I had a glass of sangria with dinner tonight!

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  14. beautiful garden! would love to spend an afternoon there with a glass of sangria in hand

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  15. I LOVE sangria! We served paella and sangria at my backyard wedding and toasted with sangria, too! It was perfectly delicious. I can't wait to try your recipe. Maybe tonight! :)

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  16. Your garden is coming along nicely. I love peonies!

    Love sangria, too. That first photo is beautiful!

    Head over to my blog to pick up an award. :-)

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  17. Hey Karen, just a quick note to let you know I just awarded you the Kreativ Blogger Award over at Random Lunacy. Hope you enjoy & put it up on your blog too. Always love reading you :-)

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  18. Now I'm thirsty! That picture of the lilac is very pretty.

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  19. Wish I had a garden!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great time making ricotta.

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  20. Love the sangria - it looks refreshing and tasty. Your garden looks amazing and I am loving your lilacs.

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  21. What a fancy garden. It looks like you are a pro!

    That Sangria looks so delicious!

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  22. That sangria looks so nice and refreshing! I sure could use a glass in this 90 degree heat!

    Your garden looks so pretty! I'm super jealous of the irises and lilacs! I'll trade you a hibiscus bush for some. ;)

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  23. I'm off to purchase mason jars! I love the sangria. And the garden. and I would really like to get together to drink sangria in the garden with you!

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  24. I love your Sangria and I love your garden! :)

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