Goodbye azaleas! Goodbye rhododendron! We’re sorry we pulled you out but our house is going to look so much better without you.
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State of the garden in Fall October 19, 2008
We’ve had some good ole fall weather lately, so the garden is changing and we are preparing for winter.
Remember these bushy flowers than ran wild all summer?
Obviously they love to propagate, and seeded to create tons of tiny ones in the pots they used to be in:
So I tried replanting some to see if I an keep some alive through the winter for next year. I’m not very optimistic. If anyone wants a seedling, let me know!
The lavender has spread as well:
Anyone want some sage? If anyone can tell me what to do with this, please give me ideas. I’ve already dried a whole bunch. I don’t want to waste the rest.
End of summer garden status September 16, 2008
Well, I can tell that the summer is coming to an end. My once lush marigolds are dying, we are eating the last of the tomatoes, and I am trying to make as much pesto as I can before the basil goes completely to seed. We are getting a few fun striped tomatoes and some of my plants that seemed dormant all summer are now growing like wildflowers. Nature is so unpredictable!
Dead heads! So many of my marigolds are brown and moldy.
I planted these little pink and green guys in May and they are just now growing like vines.
Still life with tomato and clippers:
Someone gave me these bean seed pods and I planted them in June. Now they are producing their own seed pods–anyone want some?
Garden Update: we have red! July 24, 2008
Finally our tomatoes are turning red! Our garden(s) are also getting a little out of control. I’ve already pulled out some herbs that went to seed, and we prune back the tomato plants almost every day, and still the plants keep a’growin’.
Bursting from the seams!
What do you think–is the lavender taking over? And maybe the sage, too? Pretty soon the mint will also be competing for space! We had no idea!!
The bees love our garden.
Matt is training the grape vine to wrap its cute little tentacles around horizontal pieces of twine:
And in the back we have a tropical jungle:
My favorite part–the mint I use for my minty ice water!
Closeups: After the Rain July 5, 2008
We finally got a proper downpour last night. I was so sick of watering so it was a relief. I took some closeups of our “grounds” after it stopped raining this morning:
June Garden June 25, 2008
I think it’s about time for a garden update! My mom came over yesterday to help me clean up some areas and she also taught me how to edge–thanks Mom! I could have gardened all day. We were gone for 4 days and everything just went out of control–especially the tomatoes! We need to tame them with some chicken wire and stakes this weekend. We also planted some plants that Matt’s grandmother gave us, and the bean seeds that Mike gave me a few weeks ago are starting to sprout.
The day lily bloomed today:
Heat=laziness June 11, 2008
I get so antsy and lazy when it is over 100 degrees outside. My regular June activities included going to work (obviously) and then rushing home to tend the garden. Weeding is like therapy for me. I love watching the progress of our plants grow, especially the herbs and vegetables this year. (Andrew? Mel? Do you need any basil?)
Since Friday I have felt like a prisoner. Without the window a/c units, it was so warm that I felt sick. The more healthy alternative, which is trying to cool down the house by closing up all the windows and turning on the window units, makes me closter phobic, antsy, and frustrated.
Today was wonderful. Just hot enough–about 85–but the humidity was down and I left all of the downstairs windows open. I just feel much more free and able to deal with the outside world. This morning I even went outside and cut some of our flourishing herbs for my co-workers. They were so excited, but Esther demanded some tomatoes. I told her to calm down and just wait.
So my mom gave us this really cute wildflower paper cone to plant outside. I also have some seeds from Mike, my old co-worker, that need to be planted “right away.” I’m sorry Mom and Mike. I have not planted either yet. This weekend will be the prime opportunity.
We have lady bugs who love the wildflower cone! I hope the lady bug sticks around and kills all of the bad bugs I don’t like.
I can’t wait to do more planting and weeding on Saturday!
Since I’ve Been Gone May 30, 2008
I have so much to catch up on since I’ve been away for a week! First I’ll start with the garden. Matt did a pretty good job of keeping everything alive. 
Here’s a photo update:
Our roses are out of control! Matt and I decided that we’ll just let them grow and it will be our natural home security system. Like the azalea I hacked up? That’s an unfinished project. I love experimenting with gardening.
I really do garden! May 12, 2008
I’m always posting pictures of our gardening projects, and on Sunday I realized I wasn’t in any of them! I told Matt he had to take a picture of me gardening so that one day when I am old I can show my grandchildren. So, here’s me (and some of our Sunday projects).
The above photos are all taken by Matt. We now have a gnome (see previous post); a thriving grape vine, impatiens, marigolds, and lots of other flowers and plants I forget the names of. We also planted most of our seedlings into the raised beds.
Seedlings! April 24, 2008
This is a photo essay of our seedlings–ALL of them have sprouted and now we just have to keep them alive! We planted about 10 different kinds of veggies and herbs. I treat these cute little guys like they are my pets!
