The dwarf peach and pear trees (along the north side of the backyard) are doing quite well. You can see in the background that Handy Freddy has been really busy making the vegetable garden border.
Along the south side of the yard, I added a Golden Delicious apple tree...
...and a Honeycrisp apple tree. Both are dwarf varieties from Stark Bros.
I planted those a few weeks ago, and they already have leaves. Awesome!
Between the start-of-the-season sale at Spring Bluff Nursery and the Conservation Foundation benefit, I acquired two new flowering shrubs and several native perennial flowers for the two butterfly gardens. One is located in the NW corner of the yard under a honeylocust tree...
...while some others are in the SW corner of the yard. I'm hoping the flowers will attract butterflies and bees, which will help with the pollination of my vegetable plants. I certainly don't want a repeat of last year's pumpkin sex incident.
Next to the SW flower patch I installed two strawberry patches. The variety on the left is the June-bearer Surecrop. To the right (on the other side of the white trellis) is the Ever-bearer Ozark Beauty. Strawberry beds are good for three years or so, and while they can take a year to get established I am really hoping for a few berries this season.
I put the broccoli seedlings in along the west side of the yard. Hopefully these will do well and be ready for harvest in June or early July. If so, I can start another round of broccoli seedlings in June, and plant them in mid-July for a fall crop. Broccoli for everyone!
Also in the ground are some carrots, beets and peas. I hope to get the kale, sage and dill in the garden after work today, and I've set aside a large portion of this upcoming weekend to get some more things in the ground.
What's been happening in your neck of the woods?
2 comments:
Looks great! May-be there will be time for us all to get together this summer & check out your garden. I am attempting a container garden this year. It seems most practical since we are in a townhouse. I don't have a great griping record though so we will see.
Chris, what a great idea! Garden party! You and the kids are welcome to come over anytime. And good luck with your container garden. Tomatoes, perhaps?
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