After working steadily yesterday we have acheieved a great deal. The center bed (which is hidden a little in this picture) has been covered with newspaper and mulch. I also planted some amaryllis from my grandmother's house in that bed. I hope on hope they survive. I have zero experience with bulbs but I gave them some food and some space and some water, so cross your fingers. I am going really intensely on the round-up. I am typically an organic gardener but I cannot keep up with the weeds. I am hoping to get a handle on them this year and have enough plantings this fall and next spring that I will have some good ground cover going and feel like I have things more under control. Surprisingly, the tomatoes are looking pretty good. I am down to four plants but I think they may survive. I gave them another round of organic fertilizer today. I also planted cucumbers, green beans and basil in the box. I have a small space that's easy to water and keep clear of weeds. Once the sprouts come up I will mulch with some hay I have. I think we will do well with our little box. I am hoping to have another box built tomorrow but will not plant anything unless I add something in the fall.
This area is my favorite. It is cool in the shade and I added a sort of rock and pot garden. We were really struggling with what to do here because the dog and kids love to run through this space. So, I thought we should put the rocks there just so it looks nice. Well, there was enough room for the pots and it looks great. We sat under the pergola all morning just enjoying the cool breeze. It is starting to feel like summer and I am loving it!
This is the front view of the pot garden. I have aloe vera in the terra cotta pot. In the blue pot I put some impatients, mexican heather and cilantro. Its an experiment. I have never done a planting like that before. We'll see how well it turns out.
Don't you just love my indian lady? I moved her to a spot where the dog likes to walk. I think I will plant something in her bowl, like trailing rosemary or thyme. She's sort of like the guardian to the entrance. I really like her. I found her in my parent's neighbor's trash! One of my favorite finds. She's a little beat up but I love her just the same.
2 comments:
SOOOO gorgeous - what a wonderful outdoor retreat. I want to come meditate with your native american priestess.
but what, no garden gnomes or lawn jockeys?
I SO want a pot garden - oh wait, you mean a garden IN pots? okay, I guess that would be nice too :-)
so far i put in two strawberyy plants because Drew was gone and always says they won't grow here, but I know otherwise, so I stuck 'em in while he was gone. unfortunately dagny likes to pick the flowers...
we're debating tomatoes because we're moving and not sure if the renters want tomatoes...they might get them all the same because I don't know if Drew is capable of NOT planting tomatoes...
What a fun garden.
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