I didn’t carve last year’s pumpkin and when Halloween and Thanksgiving were past I merely shoved it off the porch into the area behind the azaleas. If something chewed on it fine. If it rotted fine, fertilizer for the garden.

It seeded itself. And I have been watching in take over the front azalea bed. It is not bothering me much as I figure the leaves provide shade for the azaleas, which really shouldn’t be in direct sunlight in the middle of the day.

Not only did it take over the azaleas (see opening picture), it climbed the rose and into the holly tree (crossing over the porch entrance) and on the other side crawled through the crepe myrtle and crept into the trellis where I hang my orchids.

Pictures.

In the last photo you can see evidence of pumpkin flowers, but as they do not have a ‘swollen’ base I’m assuming they are all male. I don’t think I’ll get any pumpkins. It is entertaining to watch it take over the house. Feels a bit like “Little Shop of Horrors”. “Feed me, Seymour.” No blood involved here.

At supper the other night I had a squash blossom appetizer…I certainly could do that at home this year.

Also showing in the last picture (besides the crepe myrtle and hibiscus) are my pink Surprise Lilies. That time again. Always a welcome sight in the heat of summer, as other things kind of peter out.