Gardening is the best stress reliever...more and more I find myself turning to my garden when I need to relax and get my mind right after a stressful day or incident. Weeding is great therapy and boy have I been doing lots of therapy this month, there are little things popping up every day! Here is a recap of where I am at with this years garden.
 |
| A lone, bolting asparagus but great to see signs of life here, they will be amazing someday. Asparagus need several years to establish and are great perennial veggies! |
 |
| the first signs of life from the dahlias. this year I plan to be much more prepared for how unruly they get and will enact a clever staking technique...it will be so great. |
 |
| Potted planter dog blocker (note even Gracie's skinny little head is unable to slip through here). |
 |
| The first of the whatever these are called, they go mad in the early summer. Happy to see them again. |
 |
| Moss carpet is coming along nicely...its volunteering all over the front yard but I did have to remove some dead stuff and fix a bald spot on this mound. |
 |
| Neat hanging planter Colin found for a dollar at a garage sale. And my poodle tree in the background! |
 |
| Herb garden took off early this year...even the cilantro and the dill are doing great. Added fertilizer in March which helped. Note to self: fertilizing these small patches is vital. |
 |
| foreground: early spring flower arrangement, background: puppy pile |
 |
| I spent $10 on the lollipop kale seeds, had to order on the internet and am expecting them to change my life. We'll see! They germinated nicely, but will they produce a bumper crop of this hip and stylish new veggie? Time will tell. |
 |
| A photo from late march of the veggie garden with the igloos over the peas and tomato. |
 |
| Peas and tomato are now fully exposed due to the sunny weather and growing really nicely. |
 |
| Raspberry and (newly planted) blueberry patch. |
 |
| kale, tomato and pepper seeds early on. |
 |
| Tomato seedlings growing... |
 |
| tomatoes, kale, peppers and a couple cukes...outside hardening off. |
 |
| the beginning of the seedlings. |
 |
| shade plants in our side yard I never pay attention to but they are so pretty! |
 |
| succulent garden and nasturtium in the flower box. |
 |
| the tulips are in full bloom right now...they don't last long but are so lovely while they do! |
