too beautiful to eat....yet

I have not had a vegetable garden for years...It is AWESOME growing food!!

the ants like my artichoke too....

perfection.....

in the midst of rhubarb and squash. (and weeds!)....the lovely artichoke.....

I remember being so fascinated, many years ago, by seeing artichokes growing beside the roads on the island of Crete in Greece. It is a Mediterranean plant and most often grown in warmer climates. I found this perennial plant in our local greenhouse,....... then planted it in the corner by the rhubarb. I think the main flower is almost ready to eat....steamed with lemony garlic butter. I'll give it another week.....and plant more next year!