The sunflowers grew to over 12 feet tall so I had to stake them using my dad's old paint ladder that I painted last year.
My garden was a bust this summer - drought conditions made it to where we just did not plant what I usually plant so as not to waste any water. Then again, is it a waste to water plants that bring joy to your life?
I still couldn't justify it especially when my friend lives in an unincorporated area that is in a severe water shortage due to poor management and her community is having to purchase water from my town.
We maintain what we have; training the lawn and the plants to drink less and so far they are surviving. Fortunately, most of our plants are drought lovers -
I've been a bit down this summer because I am not gardening like I should be.
This little sunflower broke off so I brought it inside and placed it in a vase and put the vase inside a pot that belonged to my niece. My cat likes to knock my flowers over and this way, it made it a bit harder for her.
I'll be glad when it's Autumn and we get some rain.
