How Does Your Garden Grow?

It's spring here but feels like the middle of summer. It's hot, really hot. Today the temps. reached a record 103! And did I mention our area is 8 inches below normal rainfall? We need the rain badly! We haven't hit restricted water use yet but I'm thinking it may come soon.

We've still been able to keep the garden growing in all this heat. It's actually thriving! I've never had a garden before and was not confident in keeping it up but I must have a green thumb after all.

The lentalias came back:
The inpatients are growing:

And growing:

The mums even bloomed again! I did not know mums bloom twice a year, spring and fall.

The birds of paradise are just about to bloom. It's going to be huge!

I found a praying mantis in the leaves of this one.

I picked out this double impatient. It looks like a rose but doesn't have the thorns or the upkeep of a normal rose bush.

We planted the flowers with the hopes that they would get big and spread. They are really starting to take off.

I still can't believe the mums bloomed again. They are beautiful!

Hopefully we will get some rain soon. We drive by a small lake everyday and have noticed that it's nearly dried up. I mean really dry. Another few days of heat and it will be just dirt. The farmers had an official prayer for rain. They really need it. I'm hoping it will come soon.