There have been a lot of flowers and plants with beautiful blossoms posted on NV recently, but my yard is a bit different ... most of my blooms are understated ... hardly noticeable if one has a lot of riotous color from larger, more make-a-statement shrubs and plants. I think my little wall-flowers are quite lovely ... in a shy way ... you just have to look a bit harder to notice them :-)

Months ago, I planted potatoes in containers ... it's an annual tradition, as we don't live on a farm or an appreciable amount of property. It's more of a labor of love ... a lesson in sustainability ... gaining a small amount of control that relates to earlier times. Potatoes are easy to grow ... simple version:

1. Go to seed/feed store and purchase "seed" potatoes ... cut them up so that there is at least one "eye" on each piece.

2. Use large pots and add about 3 to 4 inches of broken bits of crockery or stones to bottom.

3. Add soil to about 4 inches above crockery bits or stones.

4. Push in potato pieces, cover with a more soil ... about 4 to 6 inches.

5. Water and watch ...

6. When potatoes sprout and as they grow, repeat adding soil process 2 or three times.

7. Then just water them until the vines yellow and die.

8. Harvest the potatoes ...

This procedure is great for small acreage home site or even apartments if you have a patio or deck.

Sorry this is a bit late ... oh well, only 2 days. :-)

Just some vignettes I wandered around and photographed.

You can find the Newsvine Photographers Group here: http://photographers.newsvine.com/

Check them out. Lot's of great photos.

My garden is not exactly a well-ordered, planned and laid out garden; it's kind'a like me ... bits and pieces and oddities.

If you take a stroll, you'll discover vignettes tucked in here and there on our wooded property. You'll see the unusual, and natives ... lots and lots of native plants, as well as some introduced favorites.

This is my July 4th weekend Foto Friday. This is a part of the NV Photography Group found here: http://photographers.newsvine.com/