June Gardens

Lavender lilacs

Ladybug on a foxglove leaf

Bountiful blueberry blossoms

Strawberry patch

Herbs, pea tipis, and perennial sunflowers

Expanded square foot bed with flowers, Delicata squash, cucumber, kale, snap peas, and cauliflower

A broader view of the new square foot bed - from this side you can see the cabbages, and some cosmos and strawberries in the new cinder block frame

Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, chives, and bush beans

First broccoli harvest

Perennial path with colorful columbine just beginning to bloom

Perennial path leading up to the maple tree

A quiet, shady place under the maple tree with lipstick strawberries, hostas, columbine, and ferns

Jacob's Ladder in bloom

Volunteer columbine in the cracks along the walkway

Potatoes are growing well and have needed hilling up already; in the center is a Thelma Sanders sweet potato winter squash

Zucchini!  I wonder if I really should have planted three of them...

Lots of cherries

Pretty pink rhododendrons

Flowers and Fruit Blossoms

It's a beautiful time of year right now, with many different flowers starting to bloom all around the gardens.  The fruit trees and some of the berries are beginning to blossom as well. 

Apple blossoms

Lilac

Bluebells

Solomon's Seal

Hellebore, aka Lenten Rose

Tulips and forget-me-nots in front of the pie garden

Pie garden - alpine strawberries, apple trees, and blueberry bushes

Apple tree blossoms in the pie garden

Alpine strawberries

Raspberry bushes

The first of the red rhododendrons

Spring Vegetables!

The spring garden beds are thriving, and the extra sunshine this week will give them another good growth spurt.  We've enjoyed some freshly harvested salads of lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, and radishes lately.

Spinach, radishes, lettuce, and  forget-me-not flowers

The uncovered hoop house that was sheltering the lettuces, kale, and broccoli

Onions and snow peas, with strawberries in the background

Broccoli starts at the forefront of the expanded square foot bed

Overwintered bed of garlic and spinach

View of some of the backyard gardens from the deck - snap and shelling pea tipis, bean trellis, perennial sunflowers, ferns, lettuce and leafy greens bed, garlic and spinach bed, and lots of forget-me-not flowers blooming

 

Tulips in Bloom

The tulips are in full bloom now, and all the colors are so beautiful!

Red Apeldoorn, Golden Apeldoorn, and Elite Darwin Hybrid Tulips

 

Tulips and blueberries

Tulips, violas, and strawberries

 

Tulips edged with forget-me-nots

First Tulips

The tulips are just starting to turn beautiful colors...

Rest in Peace, Indi

You were such a good dog.

Winter, 2008

Spring, 2011

  We miss you.  

Love, Us

Spring Bulbs and Blossoms

Dutch Master Yellow Trumpet, Ice Follies, & Tête-à-Tête Daffodils

Carnegie Hyacinths

Blue Jacket Hyacinths

Peach Blossoms and Dutch Master Yellow Trumpet Daffodils

Tête-à-Tête Daffodils

Ice Follies and Tête-à-Tête Daffodils

Old Dog, New Flowers

Indi still likes to follow me around sometimes when I'm in the garden, but mostly now he just waits and watches.  He found a nice place to rest next to these pretty crocuses yesterday.  Sweet old dog.

First Cut Flowers from the Garden

Crocuses and Daffodils

Crocuses!

I planted great quantities of bulbs last fall, so it's really delightful to see these first blooms.  I'm also looking forward to daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips.  It should be quite a colorful spring!

Almost Spring!

We've had sun and we've had snow this week, but the plants are looking forward to springtime!  Here's a little peek into what's happening in the gardens this week.

Hellebore flowers starting to bloom

Columbine plants emerging

Hyacinths and crocuses

Forget-me-nots, daffodils, and red crimson clover cover crops

Overwintered beets and leeks

New bamboo tipis for spring snap peas

Garlic and other overwintered veggies

Bright red skimmia berries

Colorful new garden clogs!