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| Fireworks is tall and abundant in flowers. |
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| John Paul II was devoured by aphids at first, but never since. I let God's creatures get rid of them - hover flies, Ichneumon wasps, etc. |
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| This is one of the bargain roses that started the rose garden - $8. |
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| Close-up. Note - no pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides were used. No inorganic fertilizers were used. I did use Jackson mulch, earthworms, pruning, and watering.
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| The elevated soaker hose is the Jackson Aqueduct. Hummingbirds love spray and soaker hoses save water. |
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| Sharon Lovejoy taught me about toad dishes, so I put clay dishes under them, all around the yard. They soak in them and eat tons of pests. Thornless blackberries are growing in mulch where we once had sunshine and weeds. |