Guardians of the Gardens

It all began with my mother putting dresses and hats on my flowers.  I have returned the favor with a flower of my own....

Another guardian of the garden protects my Black Cherry Tomato plant

Protectors of my mother's tomatoes..

Guardian of my Red Chinese long beans

Guardian of the Black Prince tomato plant

The Geppetto brothers, Pinocchio and his evil twin Pepper, guard mom's cucumbers.

You can tell them apart by Pepper's longer nose

Happy guardian of the first cucumber 

Guardians of  "Tomato Plant Whose Name Cannot Be Remembered"

And this guy is making himself useful by holding the limb of a cherry tomato