Views of the Neighborhood – The Producer’s Flower Garden

~ John W. Howell

Today we are having brunch at my place with a tour of The Producer’s flower garden. We are catered by Group Therapy of Austin, and our entertainment is the Foundation

Menu

Steel-Cut Oatmeal – Toasted Almonds | Dried Blueberries | Brown Sugar | Cream

Avocado Stack – Two Farm-Fresh Eggs | Sliced Radish Everything Bagel Seasoning | Toast or Hash Browns

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Tacos – Two Tacos | Scrambled Farm-Fresh Eggs | Bacon | Cheddar Side of Breakfast Potatoes & Tomato-Avocado Salad

Bourbon Brioche French Toast – Thick-Cut Brioche | Bourbon Maple Syrup Pecan Praline | Strawberries | Crème Fraîche

Alfredo Mafaldine – Truffle-Mushroom Ragout | Garlic Bread Crumbs

All-American Breakfast -Two Farm-Fresh Eggs | Toast | Choice of Applewood-Smoked Bacon, Pork Breakfast Sausage or Apple Chicken Sausage | Breakfast Potatoes

Superfoods Bowl – Tricolor Quinoa | Sliced Avocado | Roasted Sweet Potato Broccoli Florets | Radish Sprouts | Lemon-Tahini Sauce

Chicken & Waffles – Bacon Jam-Glazed Fried Chicken Buttermilk-Chive Waffle | Hot Honey

Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl – Marinated Tuna Crudo | Sliced Avocado Seaweed Salad | Sushi Rice | Tobiko | Sesame Seeds Crispy Garlic | Edamame | Scallions | Ponzu

Rosemary-Marinated Chicken Breast – Grilled Kale | Calabrese Chili-Whipped Feta Blistered Tomato

Picture of an old time school busLet’s go. A scarlet sage- pot view.

 

A scarlet sage – close-up

Moss Rose

Texas Sage bush.

Ground orchid.

Red hibiscus and white vinca.

Yellow marigolds, celosia, coleus,

Brazilian plume flower with pink salvia in the rear.

Lantana, foxtail fern, canna lily.

Canna lily – close up.

Greg’s blue mist flower.

Time to enjoy the food and music. I hope you have a super week.

55 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – The Producer’s Flower Garden”

  11. Tell you what, you and the Producer make a winning team. She supplies these gorgeous captures and you provide the perfect tune to send us humming into our Sunday. Win? Meet win!

    And congratulations again on that big Irish win. I watched the highlights and while it hurt to see that comeback fall short, it’s ayt. We just have to keep winning now to make the playoff.

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  16. You build me up, John and Producer, but this I think this is a delight — you know that I have from the start! I’ve been overly happy that here it’s finally cool enough to enjoy a bowl of soup.  Although don’t break my heart and tell me that there’s no more of that Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl. It sounds too good to pass up.  Thanks for inviting us into your garden — hey, I’ll be over at ten.  All the flowers are a sea of colorful wonder, but I’m bewitched by that ground orchid.  I try(ed) to find a little time, and you made me happy (okay, that’s not exact but it’s close) and finally that song that I was waiting for from the beginning!  WHY DO YA!  Do have a splendid new week, John. Big hugs.

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  19. Fantastic effort by The Producer. Are all these flowers in your yard? Protected from the pooches? Our season is over. A few hanger ons on our Hibiscus. Pumpkins are front and center now.

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  21. Wow! That is one gorgeous garden, John.

    Is that T’n’T’s mom’s garden? I know you vacuum (😂) the lawn, but who designs placements and cares for the flowers. T’n’T must love the flowers…. behind the fence.

    If you didn’t protect the flowers what would T’n’T do to them?

    O💐 O💐

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  22. John and The Producer, I’ll grab a bowl of that steel cut oatmeal with fat free milk (I know milk wasn’t listed but surely you have some in the fridge) and enjoy it while perusing your beautiful floral displays. They are gorgeous. Nice work.

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