Louise001
DAD'S GARDEN..AERIAL VIEW...
WATERCOLOR & INK
A FUN SKETCH OF LABOR DAY MEMORIES
Dad's Garden... or
The Way I Spent My Summers
I was a victim of Dad's hobbies. At least this was my thinking as a teenager. I spent my summers hoeing his vast gardens and keeping the weeds out, then picking and canning the rewards.
He had huge gardens, enough for us and canning and the neighbors and about 'half the town' which he freely gave away.
But I....in my estimation...did almost all the work, except for the planting. I irrigated and hoed every summer...while my friends were out ''having fun''.....(which probably kept me out of trouble)....:)
He rotated the crops every year, but this is how I remember their order one spring/summer season.
Corn field, pumpkin, squash..winter and summer including yellow, zucchini, patti pan, acorn, banana, and others.
Strawberry patch.
Tomatoes...usually some Beefsteak, some Early Girl, a Cherry or two, and some Heirlooms...usually at least 8 varieties and about 2-3 of each.
Green beans...mostly Blue Lake variety.
Swiss chard and Spinach.
Peas and 2-3 kinds of Onions.
Beets and Turnips.
Eggplant and several Lettuces.
Carrots and Radishes.
Raspberries and Boysenberries.
A huge Melon patch including Watermelon, Cantalope, Musk, and Honeydew, and others..
And the old Gravenstein apple tree.
We also had an orchard with more Apples, Pears, Plums, Apricots, and Nectarines. Dad grafted one apple tree and it had 4 kinds of apples on it. Also we had Thompson seedless grapes. Black and English walnuts, and Almonds.
The flower garden was mostly Roses...about 10 varieties, and many Gladiolus, many Iris, Calendula, Marigold, Coreopsis, Dianthus, Geranium, Calla lilies, Zinnias, Sweet Peas, Poppies and others.
You can blame ''bettyfromtexas'' for all of this, as she got me started by painting a lovely Gladiolus and talking about her Dad's love of them....:)
I KNOW MY PERSPECTIVE AND COMPOSITION IS A BIT OFF ON THIS....BUT IT WAS JUST FOR FUN...AND OF COURSE THE APPLE TREE SHOULD BE MUCH LARGER....AND IT WAS...:)
DAD'S GARDEN..AERIAL VIEW...
WATERCOLOR & INK
A FUN SKETCH OF LABOR DAY MEMORIES
Dad's Garden... or
The Way I Spent My Summers
I was a victim of Dad's hobbies. At least this was my thinking as a teenager. I spent my summers hoeing his vast gardens and keeping the weeds out, then picking and canning the rewards.
He had huge gardens, enough for us and canning and the neighbors and about 'half the town' which he freely gave away.
But I....in my estimation...did almost all the work, except for the planting. I irrigated and hoed every summer...while my friends were out ''having fun''.....(which probably kept me out of trouble)....:)
He rotated the crops every year, but this is how I remember their order one spring/summer season.
Corn field, pumpkin, squash..winter and summer including yellow, zucchini, patti pan, acorn, banana, and others.
Strawberry patch.
Tomatoes...usually some Beefsteak, some Early Girl, a Cherry or two, and some Heirlooms...usually at least 8 varieties and about 2-3 of each.
Green beans...mostly Blue Lake variety.
Swiss chard and Spinach.
Peas and 2-3 kinds of Onions.
Beets and Turnips.
Eggplant and several Lettuces.
Carrots and Radishes.
Raspberries and Boysenberries.
A huge Melon patch including Watermelon, Cantalope, Musk, and Honeydew, and others..
And the old Gravenstein apple tree.
We also had an orchard with more Apples, Pears, Plums, Apricots, and Nectarines. Dad grafted one apple tree and it had 4 kinds of apples on it. Also we had Thompson seedless grapes. Black and English walnuts, and Almonds.
The flower garden was mostly Roses...about 10 varieties, and many Gladiolus, many Iris, Calendula, Marigold, Coreopsis, Dianthus, Geranium, Calla lilies, Zinnias, Sweet Peas, Poppies and others.
You can blame ''bettyfromtexas'' for all of this, as she got me started by painting a lovely Gladiolus and talking about her Dad's love of them....:)
I KNOW MY PERSPECTIVE AND COMPOSITION IS A BIT OFF ON THIS....BUT IT WAS JUST FOR FUN...AND OF COURSE THE APPLE TREE SHOULD BE MUCH LARGER....AND IT WAS...:)