How Does My Garden Grow?:

The weather is hot, even here in the Smokies. I haven't been able to weed the garden as much as I'd like too.

But things are shaping up. This spring, husband bought rose bushes and a trellis. Granted, the roses aren't big enough to climb the trellis yet, but it looks nice in the side garden...sort of toward the front yard...lined up with the porch. Well, we have a huge yard.

Anyway, he helped a neighbor with some plumbing but didn't want to take any money for his expertise, so the neighbor gave him a three-piece concrete bench -- sort of ancient-looking, which suits this house just fine -- and husband put in under the trellis. I put a potted plant on it just to keep it company. It really sparks things up. And when the roses bloom next year......