Leader readers have once again come through for us after being challenged!
The paper recently ran a story about a southern Jefferson County couple who planted a 200-foot-long bed of zinnias in their side yard after relocating a fence.
Bill and Claudia Rouggly playfully challenged other gardeners to beat their massive flower bed in size and scope.
Sandy Kemp of southern Jefferson County and her husband, Brent, sent in some shots of their own massive flower beds.
“We started doing the same several years ago and have four,” she said of the expansive swathes of flowers along the treeline and in open areas of their acreage. “As you can imagine, this year has been a challenge keeping everything alive.”
Sometimes smaller projects can pack just as much punch as the bigger ones.
Sarah Arnold of House Springs submitted a photo of her husband, Robert Todd Arnold Jr., and his mother, Dawn Arnold, in the morning glory tower he grew from seeds he planted in April in the back yard.
Robert Todd Arnold Jr. and his mother, Dawn Arnold, cozy up inside the morning glory tower he planted and nurtured in the back yard of his House Springs home.
“He made it from some bamboo and an old dog crate,” she said. “It’s made around a tree stump and is almost like a littler shelter. I thought it would be neat to share. He’s very proud of it, and I’m proud of him.”