Dirt
Spring is the time to revel in the soil and reap its benefits.
While I begin planting summer crops, I enjoy the toils of prior years, as perennial plants flower. The Rosa rugosa bursts with blooms.
A nearby pair of clematis intertwines. At their feet, shoots of cannas start to appear.
Sprouts of potatoes fill potato boxes: Yukon gold, fingerling, and a purple variety.
The strawberries peek from the mulch, creamy white petals portend sweet red fruit.
My early spring garden thrives (L to R): (1) lettuce, snap peas, two types of carrots; (2) broccoli, nasturtiums, garlic, and white onions; (3) nasturtiums, red onions, spinach, and beets; and (4) tilled and ready for cucumbers, borage, and dill.
I’ve tended to my dwarf fruit trees, pruning, fertilizing, and mulching. The question remains if the birds or I will win the battle for the fruit.
In the greenhouse, vegetable seedlings (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant) and their companion basil flourish, awaiting the passing of the final frost, so I can tuck them into the raised beds.
Perennials line the driveway, a welcoming sight.
A new addition to the garden hardscape: an arched arbor planted with a Star Jasmine vine in memory of Paris.
Do you garden indoors or outdoors? One can never have too many plants.
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