{"id":705,"date":"2012-07-14T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-14T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/14\/fruit-trees-in-the-garden\/"},"modified":"2012-07-14T06:21:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-14T06:21:00","slug":"fruit-trees-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/14\/fruit-trees-in-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit Trees in the Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love fruit trees. We have lived here 12 years and we planted our first fruit tree that first year. We added a new one every year for the first 5 years. The last year we did berry bushes and grapes. &nbsp;Now they are a lot of fun to watch them grow and bear fruit.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6hL1K38aLXM\/UDKjEdq0FnI\/AAAAAAAAN7k\/TCRFPyKi3Io\/s1600\/potato+salad+020.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6hL1K38aLXM\/UDKjEdq0FnI\/AAAAAAAAN7k\/TCRFPyKi3Io\/s400\/potato+salad+020.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">We don&#8217;t have a lot of apples this year&#8230;.but the ones we have are always tasty.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-q9I8YALOdYQ\/TiyKlVlgdlI\/AAAAAAAADUs\/rmmxOSmloP4\/s1600\/veggie+garden+001.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-q9I8YALOdYQ\/TiyKlVlgdlI\/AAAAAAAADUs\/rmmxOSmloP4\/s400\/veggie+garden+001.JPG\" t=\"t\" true=\"true\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Here is when my aPpLeS &nbsp;were just starting to grow from the flower buds&#8230;.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wTWJ2fCOUT0\/UADgWuS8qQI\/AAAAAAAAMfE\/DA2iSxenT2M\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+003.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wTWJ2fCOUT0\/UADgWuS8qQI\/AAAAAAAAMfE\/DA2iSxenT2M\/s400\/backyard+fixup+003.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\">Here&#8217;s the APPLE TREE, (and my little Boston Terrier, Bruce)&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><br class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white;\">We had put in lots of years of care on the fruit trees years ago, &nbsp;and they are finally FINALLY, starting to produce&#8230;.not lots of stuff mind you&#8230;maybe a FEW BOWLS of fruits per tree&#8230;.but it&#8217;s yummy and very fascinating to watch those trees just do their &#8220;thang&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--FznlPh_gC4\/TiyPfRcnO6I\/AAAAAAAADVk\/Fx0PZXCI-js\/s1600\/veggie+garden+017.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--FznlPh_gC4\/TiyPfRcnO6I\/AAAAAAAADVk\/Fx0PZXCI-js\/s400\/veggie+garden+017.JPG\" t=\"t\" true=\"true\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Concord gRaPeS&#8230;.I&#8217;ll do a post on how to make grape jelly SOON! &nbsp;Or how about Grape Juice? &nbsp;Yum!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WrSHzl2NAqM\/UDKjzi7wv7I\/AAAAAAAAN74\/o1L-J8Vv8OE\/s1600\/soccer+games+037.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WrSHzl2NAqM\/UDKjzi7wv7I\/AAAAAAAAN74\/o1L-J8Vv8OE\/s400\/soccer+games+037.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Grape gardens are getting bigger and they look pretty yummy too!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2YMCxMCMXCU\/UDKj1hjw5ZI\/AAAAAAAAN8A\/PRxJlJk1WFM\/s1600\/soccer+games+038.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2YMCxMCMXCU\/UDKj1hjw5ZI\/AAAAAAAAN8A\/PRxJlJk1WFM\/s400\/soccer+games+038.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I have green grapes and concord grapes and they grow organically every year without me doing too much with them!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pattiesclassr-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0756658896&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mE6WzQA_gtA\/UBTV0FkVXTI\/AAAAAAAANAE\/68vJLrpDmJg\/s1600\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+016.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mE6WzQA_gtA\/UBTV0FkVXTI\/AAAAAAAANAE\/68vJLrpDmJg\/s400\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+016.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Nectarine tree&#8230;.looking almost ripe!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-e74M8D_Qh0E\/UDKlQ3jQp6I\/AAAAAAAAN8c\/gR5g2Ev8d3A\/s1600\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+017.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-e74M8D_Qh0E\/UDKlQ3jQp6I\/AAAAAAAAN8c\/gR5g2Ev8d3A\/s400\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+017.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">The lone nectarine&#8230;I hope birds don&#8217;t get it before I do!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WxNePGNazIE\/UDKlSzar-LI\/AAAAAAAAN8k\/c3StcCy-Ze4\/s1600\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+018.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WxNePGNazIE\/UDKlSzar-LI\/AAAAAAAAN8k\/c3StcCy-Ze4\/s400\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+018.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Well, it&#8217;s my own fault I waited too long for these nectarines and some birdies got the top one! Darn!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X5UYLnqmmPw\/UDKj-bVscpI\/AAAAAAAAN8I\/oA2Z18AjDxg\/s1600\/peach+crisp+017.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X5UYLnqmmPw\/UDKj-bVscpI\/AAAAAAAAN8I\/oA2Z18AjDxg\/s400\/peach+crisp+017.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My peaches did the best of all the fruit trees this year. &nbsp;I have about 6 bags frozen so far and have made peach crisp twice already!&nbsp; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white;\">We &nbsp;have an apple , a peach and nectarine, and an apricot tree.&nbsp; None of them ever have done really fantastic, &nbsp;except the apple.&nbsp; I think our soil is kinda sandy. The yard needs constant care with veggie gardens and 2 ponds, flower beds and all. &nbsp;And I&#8217;m getting so lazy. But today I picked peaches!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xgreH1NHjW8\/UBm-lIQb4wI\/AAAAAAAANJU\/LipOfqCriLQ\/s1600\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+025.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xgreH1NHjW8\/UBm-lIQb4wI\/AAAAAAAANJU\/LipOfqCriLQ\/s400\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+025.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Peaches on the peach tree&#8230;.really nice this year!<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0Snle_y4ZWI\/UDKlEI5bNBI\/AAAAAAAAN8U\/Cv8ccz9SZ-4\/s1600\/peach+crisp+029.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"302\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0Snle_y4ZWI\/UDKlEI5bNBI\/AAAAAAAAN8U\/Cv8ccz9SZ-4\/s400\/peach+crisp+029.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I made some yummy peach crisp&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/weekdaychef.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/blackberry-peach-crisp.html\">at Weekday Chef.<\/a>&nbsp;my other blog. Check it out!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;\">No black thumb here. &nbsp;I love this tree. It is my favorite fruit tree in the whole garden. The Peach tree a great shade tree too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZUz_S4pfHLo\/TjH3IcbFiSI\/AAAAAAAADYU\/87YHckrAqvo\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+023.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZUz_S4pfHLo\/TjH3IcbFiSI\/AAAAAAAADYU\/87YHckrAqvo\/s400\/backyard+fixup+023.JPG\" t=\"t\" true=\"true\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ya gotta have some wind chimes&#8230;..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;We are lazy weeders. &nbsp;I just want it to look good and I want to have fresh fruits&#8230;&#8230; and beautiful things everywhere&#8230;.but&nbsp;I don&#8217;t want&nbsp;to worry about it!<span style=\"color: red;\"><b> <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">I don&#8217;t ask for much do I?<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XnAlb_W2qzw\/UDKmVdcDUKI\/AAAAAAAAN8w\/aJAwO_5Sb0o\/s1600\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+011.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XnAlb_W2qzw\/UDKmVdcDUKI\/AAAAAAAAN8w\/aJAwO_5Sb0o\/s400\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+011.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s been fun to pick the apricots too&#8230;we eat these right up. I never have to make jam out of them&#8230; (I let my mom-in-law do that&#8230;.sneaky me).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gMHu7WEZSKw\/UDKmYBqRxCI\/AAAAAAAAN84\/oq5v0WkF4mY\/s1600\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+014.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gMHu7WEZSKw\/UDKmYBqRxCI\/AAAAAAAAN84\/oq5v0WkF4mY\/s400\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+014.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yMhmrZ7dcIg\/UDKma076WCI\/AAAAAAAAN9A\/sZ2mI1NQGt0\/s1600\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+015.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yMhmrZ7dcIg\/UDKma076WCI\/AAAAAAAAN9A\/sZ2mI1NQGt0\/s400\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+015.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Wow, do you think the hubs got my good side in this awful picture? I think I&#8217;m gonna fire as my photog.&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4yTsr8Qeuuw\/TiyKwpjRhdI\/AAAAAAAADUw\/bvJlhw_lS5Y\/s1600\/veggie+garden+010.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4yTsr8Qeuuw\/TiyKwpjRhdI\/AAAAAAAADUw\/bvJlhw_lS5Y\/s400\/veggie+garden+010.JPG\" t=\"t\" true=\"true\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: orange;\">aPrIcOtS and cute little granddaughters in the hammock!&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: orange;\"><br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vmWCOvfyodg\/UADkHjlKEYI\/AAAAAAAAMgI\/YqSY6xXP35o\/s1600\/grandpas+pool+party+024.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vmWCOvfyodg\/UADkHjlKEYI\/AAAAAAAAMgI\/YqSY6xXP35o\/s400\/grandpas+pool+party+024.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: orange;\">Marissa and Megan make the cutest addition to the garden, don&#8217;t they?&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small; text-align: start;\">Love those girls! They are the &#8220;apples&#8221; of my eye!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><br class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bM7VGy0q8u0\/UDKmc2_QrwI\/AAAAAAAAN9I\/rZDrx18cCko\/s1600\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+017.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bM7VGy0q8u0\/UDKmc2_QrwI\/AAAAAAAAN9I\/rZDrx18cCko\/s400\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+017.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;Let&#8217;s go eat some apricots grandma! &nbsp;I just LOVE these. &nbsp;Maybe we could do fruit leather?<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-f819dLNADPY\/UDKmebhYPHI\/AAAAAAAAN9Q\/vRZg_0udbGU\/s1600\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+018.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-f819dLNADPY\/UDKmebhYPHI\/AAAAAAAAN9Q\/vRZg_0udbGU\/s400\/BIRTHDAY+PARTY+018.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pattiesclassr-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0881925349&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe>I&#8217;ll have to look into getting a fruit dehydrator.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KLCgXd0WSKY\/UBTU6tb1yJI\/AAAAAAAAM_8\/Pbll7Aj8Nbs\/s1600\/southwest+stew+024.JPG\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KLCgXd0WSKY\/UBTU6tb1yJI\/AAAAAAAAM_8\/Pbll7Aj8Nbs\/s400\/southwest+stew+024.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">And my lillies all came up. They turned out beautiful too!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CNP_pkB_7P4\/UBm-7hAWJ-I\/AAAAAAAANJg\/tbIxz12p3aM\/s1600\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+023.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CNP_pkB_7P4\/UBm-7hAWJ-I\/AAAAAAAANJg\/tbIxz12p3aM\/s400\/garden+stuff+Jenny+Oaks+023.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My berry bushes&#8230;.just starting to ripen!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;We fixed up a place down by the jacuzzi for seating too.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#8217;s suddenly become a fun place to hang out again!<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lXSVgvClcXk\/TjHs38tFDqI\/AAAAAAAADXU\/3VEcIiZ8rFw\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+007.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lXSVgvClcXk\/TjHs38tFDqI\/AAAAAAAADXU\/3VEcIiZ8rFw\/s400\/backyard+fixup+007.JPG\" t=\"t\" true=\"true\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Under the deck by the jacuzzi&#8230;brightly colored, motion-detection <br \/>lighting at night made it more inviting! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ash4\/375673_10150942033166857_1937878699_n.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"299\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My friend Paula, in California, is growing a Mango tree. How fun is THAT! I used to have oranges and lemons in my yard in California. Man I so didn&#8217;t appreciate my weather and growing season back then.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I would LOVE it! But in the meantime, I&#8217;ll take my apricots, peaches, nectarines, apples and grapes. And I planted blackberry bushes this year. They are already sprouting too. Let&#8217;s see what tomorrow brings! Ain&#8217;t nature grand? In spite of my failings as a gardener, I have plants that give back to me. And that makes me so happy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><img align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54489\/84\/52DF516F6DB76EE398EF303B60079B65.png\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love fruit trees. We have lived here 12 years and we planted our first fruit tree that first year. We added a new one every year for the first 5 years. The last year we did berry bushes and grapes. &nbsp;Now they are a lot of fun to watch them grow and bear fruit&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/14\/fruit-trees-in-the-garden\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[424,425],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}