Garden Progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very productive day today in attempt to stay awake all day and try to encourage by internal clock to switch to a day shift schedule.   I picked up a bunch of plants after planning out my garden. 

 

 

I have a 12x12 plot in the back of this area.  The fence will keep the deer out, will have to see if rabbits decide to brave the electric fence and hop in for a snack.

 

First, I set out all the plants in arrangement to make sure my plans on paper worked out, which for the most part, it did.

 

 

Clay and I had to go back later to set up the watering system with hose, sprinkler, and timer.  Today was an absolutely gorgeous day for being outside!

 

Backyard Goodies

 

I was so surprised to see these Calla lilies come up several weeks ago, I had completely forgotten that I had planted them.  I went out back to look at everything after the big rainstorm yesterday.  We needed the rain and could use a few more days like that.

 

Our blueberry bushes are covered with berries, I picked a bunch of them yesterday and will get a lot more tomorrow too.  This is our first good harvest from them after planting them about 4 years ago.

This is my first time growing okra and it seems to be doing well. Killer hates to have her picture taken but she obliged for just one shot, then she ran inside to hide, or to chase the cat...

 

My gardenia is loving where it is planted and is covered up with blooms.  I only had 1 squash so far and I cooked it up with the okra and a little bit of bacon.  Yum!

Yard Art

A little frog watched while I worked in the yard this morning.  We had saved a whole bunch of wine bottles and a few beer bottles to make this border.

 

I dug a trench and set the bottles up to measure the depth and make sure that I had enough.  There were exactly enough, I used every last one and had none left over.  The sunlight coming through the glass is beautiful! 

 

This is what is looked like when I was finished.  I will take pictures again after it rains and the grass starts to fill in because now the red clay around the bottles is distracting.  I also think that I am going to plant some hostas in the area behind the border since it is so shady from the crepe myrtle tree.