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Diamond_Dog

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26. Veggie garden - lettuce and tomatoes only this year.

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 04:01 PM

21 hrs ago

Green leaf, red leaf, and red romaine lettuce.

Tomatoes are Early Girl, 4th of July, Brandywine, Beefsteak, Juliet, and Moby Grape.

We’ve had two ripe Beefsteaks and the lettuce is just crazy - salad every night!

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What is growing in your yard---type of flowers , veggies or fruits. Mine is lavender. [View all] debm55 Thursday OP

Papaya, pineapple, coconut, and hundreds of bananas. Oops, those are all fruits! Lots of tropiccal flowers. sinkingfeeling Thursday #1

Thank you sinkingfeeling . I will add fruits to the list.❤️ debm55 Thursday #2

Wow You're in a warm climate and have a farm? electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #19

Costa Rica. sinkingfeeling 19 hrs ago #37

Ah! Got it! electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #38

"I want to go to there" - Liz Lemon .... nt NeoTrajan 19 hrs ago #36

I've got both kinds JoseBalow Thursday #3

Thank you very much for sharing, JoseBalow. debm55 Thursday #4

We moved a year and a half ago... buzzycrumbhunger Thursday #5

Those are beautiful. Thank you for sharing buzzycrumbhunger.❤️ debm55 Thursday #10

Good luck for improvements. Lovely flowers.... electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #21

Yeah, the stapelia has AWESOME flowers buzzycrumbhunger 21 hrs ago #28

Egads! Yup, that's what she had! electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #31

Salvia, lavender, cigar plant, trumpet plant, Hassler Thursday #6

Great selection of all types. Thank you, Hassler, for sharing with us. debm55 Thursday #11

So many things are blooming now biophile Thursday #7

When we were younger, We had all types of flowers, veggies and plants. I loved having them. As we got older, we cut back debm55 Thursday #12

Lavender is one of my absolute favorites! biophile Friday #15

What about (if it can be done) a potted butterflybush? electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #22

Hydrangeas, lavender, azaleas.. Permanut Thursday #8

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Permanut . Love your selection. I had a hummingbird and butterfly garden. debm55 Thursday #13

Lovely selection! electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #23

Lemon tree, orange tree, Wisteria, and roses. Polly Hennessey Thursday #9

Oh wonderful Polly Hennessey. Wonderful selections. At one time had 2 peach trees.❤️ debm55 Thursday #14

Fruit tress! And 🥰 wisteria! electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #25

Dalhias, hollyhocks, ziennas, roses, marigolds Figarosmom Friday #16

Sorrell, Variegated Ivy, & lots of redwood trees, with some Maples & Bays... bobalew Yesterday #17

Crabgrass, dollarweed, and nutsedge in the yard . Stays green year around! Also tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, retread Yesterday #18

Meyer lemons. We have an active tree. Tikki 22 hrs ago #20

Bushes & Flowers ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #24

Lovely. What are the white flowers? electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #32

Those Bushes Are A Variety Of Lilac ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #33

Wow TY electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #34

The Oak Leaf Hydrangea Also Has White Flowers ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #39

Lovely! electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #40

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eight citrus trees, plus mesquite, two ash trees... mike_c 21 hrs ago #27

It's a jungle Cirsium 21 hrs ago #29

Wow! electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #35

Veg, fruit and flowers Jbrn 20 hrs ago #30

Assorted drought and heat tolerant flowering Phoenix61 18 hrs ago #41

I'm jealous as Lavender doesn't do well here. So, red and white Vinca, red Zinnias, Purslane, Portulaca, Day Lilies, surfered 18 hrs ago #42

Lavender is about the only plant the deer won't eat Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago #43

ATM, veggies and herbs, mostly sakabatou 14 hrs ago #44

I have a hydrangea and two Japanese maple trees. Aristus 12 hrs ago #45