Elephant ears

The 'stump'

Tom's new toy the power washer, Brenda's jungle and the stump.

It is done, except for the lights and the thermostat.

   East side windows open

         Windows closed

 South side windows open

 West with windows open

 North side with vent fan going

working on it

May 4th, almost done

End of April

 Got the roof on finally. The end is in sight.

 Tom's elephant ears are growing to beat all. They'll soon be higher than the deck roof

Brenda's jungle...

Remember the old oak tree that had to be cut down last year? This is how it looks right now. The flowers lived there over 100 years in the brush under that tree. Never knew they were there at all till it was cut down. Have no clue what they are either. Never saw any blooms in the underbrush but they were well hidden.

 The new Mandevilla plant.

Climbing roses that I'm cutting way back. They take over too fast and are vicious things.

Greenhouse well started

20 Dec 2011

My dear Lil' John, all 170lbs of him.....

 Gourds now have filled a 30' x 8' spot

 Elephant ears are not tall this year but too crowded and too dry

 Ghost peppers. They look just like habanaros.

 This year's experiment. Morning glory and cypress vines covering a dead branch along with other stuff

'Dead' petunias doing pretty darn good

Purple People Eaters

 Red Carribean peppers

"Dead" petunias

Antiques for sale.

 cradle is about 250 years old

 Don't really know what this chair was used for but it's not comfy. The rollers are made of wood.

 This old rocker is only about 100+ years old but it IS comfy. Just needs new padding.

Picture frame is very old too, made out of wood. Not sure about the picture but it's a little damaged after more than 60 years shuffled from storage to storage all over.