Adventures in Gardening - Post 1 - 2015

Mowing the crazy tall back yard

The new squash garden ready to plant

Joshua was fantastic help in the front yard with unloading our mulch and dirt from my Dad's truck and preparing our new butterfly rock garden in the front yard (yet a bit more not to mow).  We got some of the rocks from my friend as well and have enjoyed the fossils and pretty minerals and colors in them.  We still have a tree to purchase and plant where the two rocks are on the end but I have blown my May plant budget.  :)

The new butterfly garden in the front yerd

We've been working hard to bring soil back to our older raised beds.  We have three 4' x 8' x 20"h boxes where we grow our tomatos, beans, strawberries and other wonderful veggies.  These always take some time with a spade and the muscle to get the weeds out and make them ready for planting.

We also spent some time replacing most of the brick pavers in the front yard with rocks and refreshing all the perennial beds.

Our last major effort before planting garden starts was getting getting some potted herb gardens and flowers planted for the front porch.  So far they are doing well and hopefully we will remember to water them regularly so they flourish on the front porch.

Stay tuned for updates on the plant starts and how the garden grows in my second installment.

Blossoms on the Apple Tree were lovely this year.