Best coffee in town
Summer on the deck.
C. L. Fornari posted a photo of her summer office on facebook that made me smile. She is the inspiration for the following photos of my outdoor office which is also the library.
My big backyard
Patio
Morning coffee is served on the patio.
I step out of the kitchen and onto the patio for coffee most mornings. A variety of mints and herbs grow around the patio. It is the ideal place to set the sun tea jar early in the day.
Hummingbirds love the flowers and hanging baskets. Some of the patio plants are trial plants from Proven Winners. They hang from the pergola on the patio so I can keep an eye on what’s new.
The flowering nicotiana and giant overgrown celosa attract the pollinators and bummers.
Privacy Screen of purple morning glories.
There’s always coffee or iced tea at the “office”.
Deck
On the deck, a drip irrigation system keeps the plants looking good. Every spring some bird of some kind will decide to make a nest and raise a family on deck.
My favorite coffee shop.
A huge cypress tree provides shade and refuge for the songbirds and hummers.
Gardening and writing about gardening are always best done outside.
Extended release fertilizer was added when the baskets were planted.
The secret is to keep the plants well watered.
