Thursday, April 29, 2010

First Garden Pictures for 2010 Season

As I begin my fourth season of gardening, I couldn't be more excited! Each year I try to do something a little different, try something new and maybe improve on something from a previous year. This year I'm working on improving the aesthetics of the garden and so far I'm very proud of the work that Chad and I have done. Chad has been a tremendous help to me this year and I didn't want to start this blogging/gardening season without giving him HUGE kudos! Thank you, Sweetheart, for the countless hours of weeding, raking, manure dumping and trellis-putting-up....it looks beautiful and I'm so excited to see how it all turns out! I got this great idea to use the old tiles from our bathroom as stepping stones in the garden. This has been great fun for the kids, as they can play in the garden (the rule is they have to stay on the "stones") without me worrying too much about my plants getting trampled. Alayna usually turns it into a game of hopscotch! The trellises are also new this year. The one on the left will have green beans growing while the one on the right will be home to cucumbers.
The kids just *love* playing outside in the garden! I took this picture during a sunbreak between rain storms. The kids were so excited to get some fresh air.....even if for only a short time!
Having the stepping stones has made defining the planting areas much easier. At the very top of this picture (almost too small to see) is the cilantro I planted today. Then below the stepping stones are (from the top down) italian parsley, basil, rosemary, tomatoes (celebrity) and at the bottom are two walla walla sweet onion plants! Oh and my existing thyme plant is the one on the right side that you can only partially see.