A NEW ADDITION

TO THE GARDEN

I'VE BEEN WANTING A JAPANESE MAPLE
FOR MANY YEARS.
I JUST COULDN'T MAKE UP MY MIND.
DO I WANT GREEN?
DO I WANT BURGUNDY?
WELL THIS "SHIRAZZ" COVERS IT ALL.
BRIGHT PINK IN SPRING,
(note one little pink leaf on right, top branch)
GREEN VARIEGATED WITH WHITE IN SUMMER,
SCARLET IN THE FALL.
WHAT MORE COULD ANYONE ASK FOR?
NOW LETS HOPE
AFTERNOON SHADE IS ENOUGH FOR IT.

 AND IN THE MORNING SHADE

ARE MY TOMATOES.
I WASN'T GOING TO PLANT ANY,
BUT HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD TOMATO
SINCE MY LAST YEARS CROP,
SO JUST HAD TO PLANT A FEW.
LETS HOPE
AFTERNOON SUN IS ENOUGH FOR THEM.