Bridgette, left, and her husband Calvin King near.
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Bird feeders at the King residence.
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Hostas along a shady wall of the garage.
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A section of the backyard, with asters and sedum dominating the early fall scene.
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Hostas and yard art along the Kings' driveway.
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Two benches in the shade of what the Kings refer to as a "Star" tree.
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Sedum and variety of the aster.
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A bee on the flower of a butterfly bush.
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Sedum in front of a variety of aster.
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Grey-headed coneflower and a peony bush.
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Close-up of yarrow.
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A rose blooms in the corner near the white blooming plant.
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Sweet Autumn, a variety of clematis, anchors a corner of the yard.
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Yarrow
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Sweet Autumn, a variety of clematis, anchors a corner of the yard, with grey-headed coneflowers, peonies, and a rose bush blooming in early fall.
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Hostas, butterfly bush, and trellised clematis along a garage wall.
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Close-up of a clematis flower along the garage wall.
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Hostas, butterfly bush, and trellised clematis along a garage wall.
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Potted cosmos and zinnias along a wall of the garage.
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A cosmos and a bee.
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Milkweed, for Monarch butterflies, front, and wild bergamot seed heads, rear.
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Wild bergamot seed heads.
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New England asters and two grey-headed coneflowers.
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New England asters and two grey-headed coneflowers.
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Hibiscus and thyme along the back deck.
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FEA wiarbridgette22p A hot pepper, grown from seed, as were the vegetables that Bridgette King planted indirectly. Bridgette and her husband Calvin King grow vegetables and flowers, many of them native to the Oak Openings area, at their home in Toledo, Ohio on September 22, 2015. The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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I planted them too close together, remarks Bridgette King, about her carrots. While carrot seeds are planted directly, she grew most of her vegetables from seeds.
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The Kings are starting a community garden in the lot in the neighborhood where they are growing herbs and vegetables, including tomatoes, as here.
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