Middle......

 

This rose has a consistent growing trait where it puts out one bloom in the center of a group of five other buds. It does end up with a cluster of blooms but the center one is always the first to open. 

 

 

Color is the one real reason that I like planting zinnias. They have such pure hues with the mult=petaled texture to make them such a striking flower.  So different from the soft rose blooms. 

Yes, it a little bit like a weed. I don't have control of its vines but I can thin them out by pulling if I have to  for its invading in the wrong places. Purple is the only color that I have even though I did use to plant other colors. 

I have cleared away all of the tools and scrap pieces of wood.  I can now sit down on any of the chairs and enjoy the view from the patio. I never expected these hosta to look so great. It makes it seem almost tropical.

My other view from the same chair shows the back garden and also the neighbor's houses. I have gotten use to see them all in a row but I do get frustrated with some of them having such cluttered yards of swimming pools and all the aquatic toys the come with them. I usually crop that out when I share photos of the back yard. 

It is warmer today and I didn't have to wear a coat to be out there. I worked a little bit in the garden areas as there is always tweaking and weeding to do. I picked some roma tomatoes this morning. They grow so low  to the ground that I have to be careful. I did get a green one anyway as I sometimes pick by feel and not by clear sight of what I am doing.  Thanks for stopping by today.