Hollyhock leaf on thyme.

I brought some hollyhock seeds back from Provence last year. The plants in front of our rental were going to seed while we were there, so I grabbed a few of them. I know they don't do well in the South, but I had to try. I planted the seeds in October and got 5 plants into bigger pots by November. They shrugged off our mild winter and are now pretty big. All that's left is for them to flower. This leaf is one of the first ones and fell into a neighboring thyme plant.

Savoy cabbage

This will be cole slaw tomorrow night!

The first ripe one!

This was delicious, all warm from the sun.

Knockout roses

This plant is by our guest hut.

Pink Knockout rose.

These Knockout roses are a real godsend down here. They resist black spot very well and put up almost endless blooms all summer. The flowers start a hot pink and fade to a very pale pink by the time they're done. A very English look here in the tropical South.