We went to a great bonsai expo at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville. (Don’t let that old school web site fool you, the Arboretum itself is stunning.) I have been interested in bonsai forever and decided to get this Mugu Pine from a vendor in the marketplace. I asked the seller “what kind of tomatoes are these?” but I don’t think she was amused. The truth is that joke is an accurate representation of my gardening and bonsai experience, but I had to get the little guy. Some of the big ones were thousands of dollars. The expo had exhibitions by numerous bonsai clubs from several states. Just as impressive is the permanent bonsai exhibit at the arboretum. I took a bunch of pics and you can check them out at Flickr. Hey, there is a sample below…

We got some kick-ass peppers in the garden, but we don’t know what they are. Mary bought bell peppers and banana peppers, and we’re pretty certain this is neither. You can see the scale in the image below; that’s a quarter next to the pepper. It took forever for this baby to turn red. He gave his life for good cause, Friday night’s dinner. Bigger images at Flickr.

More stuff from our garden. Vegetables are just so photogenic. They look good enough to eat. Click ‘em to big ‘em.