[Bon of Babble]

We are (again) fighting a huge drought all over the state of California. We pulled up the last of our lawns last year and replaced them with mulch, and mostly native plants that are water wise. I still have my roses, though, and am able to water by hand, which is still legal - at the moment.

I've got blooming cactus:

Pomegranates setting in (they need very little water):

Another bumper crop of lemons:

: I know they aren't "water-wise" but I can't go without roses. This one is called "George Burns."

And, one last one from my native plant/bee garden, called "Sticky Monkey Flower.":

[cherry]

we live in eastern Washington and we too are in drought conditions...we're usually dry all summer but the dry period started in April for us....

I'm having trouble with seeds coming up....have had to replant three times now from different packages....once I get some of them up I can finish my planting and start prettying up the place....

husband built 11 raised beds this year out of pallets....so proud....

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Beautiful, as always! So jealous of your fresh lemons!

I took pictures of my roses for you this morning; will post and ping you later today or this evening. :)

[MomwithHope]

Very nice pictures!

[tubebender]

Great photos! Thanks for sharing them...

[Silentgypsy]

So beautiful!