A Bloody Mess....

Well....shit. Lesson learned. Make sure you have a backup gardener available so sickness, busyness, and laziness don't turn your garden into a monstrous wreck. Holy crap. I've soooo much work to do! This used to be a seven-foot tall stand of lovely Purple Mountain Verbenas, with a waterfall of yellow Lantanas and these little white flowers I can't recall the name of- all beautiful and full of life. Now it's the poster for Grey Gardens. So much for the wildflower garden of Deb's dreams. Sorry, love! I'll be razing parts of this monstrosity to make room for a new and improved wildflower garden sometime soon.
The good news is, we harvested two perfect Sugar Baby Watermelons today...and the one we've already opened was, by far, the best watermelon I have ever had! The vines have taken over one end of the garden, and there are at least 5 other watermelon babies growing into tasty fruity-snacks as we speak! Thanks, watermelons, for giving me hope!