The End of May.

We've got flowers blooming all over the yard.

These are some of the flowers I started from seed.

Jeff's herbs and veggies are doing well also.

These should be carrots when they grow up.

And these will be green peppers and basil if the bunnies let them live that long.

The beginnings of a bumper crop of cucumbers.

We've already started to eat some of the young onions...

...and lettuces.

Jeff picked a handful of berries yesterday morning.

And there are more tomatoes than we know what to do with!

And, in between caring for his house and garden, Jeff is making progress in clearing the bushes out from along the alley.  Next year we hope to grow more veggies back here.  Maybe beans!

And Ranger is hoping to get to taste some of the finished products from the garden...

Nearly Summer

Only about a month remains of Spring, but as a result of the warm winter, our yard is looking like summer arrived a week ago!
 

The day lillies we transplanted are starting to bloom.

The pink roses have bloomed as well. They have the strongest scent, delicate and lovely.

 

We acquired a large planter from Mom and Dad. It is currently sitting on the side patio.  Jeff is talking about planting potatoes in it. We'll get vegetables and pretty vines at the same time!

(It's in the lower left corner of the picture.)

The fruits (and vegetables) of Jeff's labors are starting to burst forth.  We had our first salad of the season made entirely of  items from our garden. Even the dressing had been made by infusing our garden's herbs in citrus juice.

And we may get enough berries this year to have pie and top ice cream as well!

And, Evan is still loving the petunias in the window box!

May 11, 2012

Things have slowed down a bit, but there are still fun developments in the yard!

The transplanted day lillies are getting buds.

And the roses are blooming madly.

The yard is full of wild strawberries which are making the local bunny population very happy!

And our salad fixings are coming along nicely.

And it looks like were going to get a huge berry crop. 

Can you see the bee busily pollenating?