loving the yard

i am so in love with our yard and neighborhood in the spring.....and really all year long, other than january and february. this spring we have planted a dogwood, almond, and white peach trees, more rhubarb, wisteria, summer daffodils, clematis, more asiatic lilies, more peonies, toad lilies, blue pearl polemonium, red coral bells, lily of the valley, more hydrangeas, caladium, and gladiolus.....maybe more? next week a fig tree, kiwi vines, and 2 replacement grapes are coming, which will bring our total number of fruit trees to 16, plus 5 nut trees, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and 4 types of grapes....so excited for them to keep growing and producing!

 

our crabapple

close-up

our neighbors' redbuds blooming

our early garden starts - tomatoes, peppers, mums, zinnias, scabiosa, foxglove, basil, etc.

we've made big changes in our garden this year, which we are excited about - putting in fencing and raising our beds, finally buying a composter. and i got all of our early planting finished yesterday - lettuce, spinach, snow peas, regular peas, kale, candy onions, green onions, pak choi, potatoes, carrots, and beets.....jus tin time for torrential rainfall. i'm afraid to go out and investigate - afraid all of the little seeds were washed away.

Comments

[Evie]

Julie, thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures! Unfortunately, as you know, we don't have anything like this in Phoenix. Before you know it, you won't have to purchase any produce from the grocery stores, you will be able to harvest it from your own backyard! How awesome is that?! Seeing those beautiful trees are my favorite!

[Mary Smith]

How wonderful that you have all that space! For some reason, it has been harder for me to want to go out in the garden this Spring, but once I'm out there it is hard to get back in! I can't wait to see your yard! And if you get any more temple bulbs save some for me. I'm enjoying my pink tulips.