I have to give credit where it is due. Brian, my husband, is the reason our garden looks so beautiful. He is the one who squares the beds, lays the rock borders, weed eats the grass and sprays the fence line. Without his vision of perfection, we would not be gardening in such symmetry. I am the gardener, he is the builder. He tries to think up the best ways to save labor and time for which I am truly grateful. I like to weed but not a half acre. I like to water but not for two to three hours a day. So, he is there to work out systems and engineer efficiency. It works out well and we both enjoy working together. Thank you Hun!
Monday, May 7, 2012
The Garden Is In
The months of December through February saw me planning away. March through April I was in the greenhouse starting and tending my plants. May is finally here and after several days of digging, amending and fussing over this plant and that one, the garden is in. I love this time of year! The days are still cool enough to get in a good days work. The plants are growing before my eyes. I try to enjoy these moments before I sit down to make out my preparing, canning and freezing schedules. I like to turn my back to all the work that is to come and just enjoy what I have already accomplished. I suppose like anything we do, enjoying today and getting some joy from what has already been completed gives us the strength to tackle even greater challenges.
Compost from the bin to amend my beds.
Look at all those worms (and a grub which I killed)!
Kittens, kids and Spring!
Brian spent several days putting in rock borders.
The tomatoes in their cages (also made by Brian).
Hoping I planted enough for all the canning.
Anna's garden.
Basil, lettuce and spinach.
Loving the lettuce.
Loving the spinach.
Blackberries are blooming.
Yellow sweet peas are blooming.
Strawberries.
My under the trellis lettuce bed, for shade.
Every bed is filled!
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