Well it is that time of year again. Time to think of the garden. I wish I could say that I was a good gardener but I most definitely am not. I have yet to have a thriving garden and in those years when it seemed the garden was doing well, I had to travel so often or for too long without anyone who was able to keep the garden properly watered and thriving. I did have someone look after the garden but they didn't have any better green thumb than I do.
Also, last year I didn't even clean the garden or plant it. A friend of mine cleared all the dead leaves and plants and my brother planted the garden with various seeds and starter plants I bought. The birds unfortunately demolished and ate everything that did grow. It seemed they were rather more destructive last year than any other year. I'm not sure why. Though I didn't get to eat anything from the garden, I am glad that at least the birds got what they need. This year I will try again but I hope to eat the fruit of the labour.
I have my little kitchen compost
ready so I can store vegetable and fruit scraps in there before it gets added to the larger compost bin on the patio.
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| The kitchen compost pail. I've used other pails, like old ice cream pails and coffee cans but they didn't keep the odours contained. |
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| The patio composter. |
I will have to buy a few perennial flowering plants. Other than that I will primarily plant vegetables. I will also have to use some kind of netting to protect the seeds and plants from being eaten before they have a chance to grow.
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| These are supposed to be some kind of spring flowers. I haven't actually "tidied up" the garden this Spring as it has been too cold but I hope to do it soon. |
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| This is a poppy plant. The other one is a bit spindly. I love poppies. One year I planted a blue one. It didn't do well. I understand they are hard to grow. Even the experts will tell you that but I tried to grow one anyway. I'm ever the OPTIMIST! The ones I have in the garden are red. I've only ever seen a blue one in the garden shop once. Maybe some day I will find one again. Hopefully by then I will have a more experienced "thumb". |
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This past weekend of sunshine finally brought out the tree blossoms.
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| I always love tree blossoms. They are fleeting in their
beauty. The moments of their bloom pass so quickly that if you waste time
getting out to enjoy them, you may miss out altogether! |
A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Song of Solomon 4:12
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