A Garden, Finally!

Back in May of 2010 the very talented hubs re-designed our backyard a bit to put in a small garden area.  I had great hopes for this garden!  I was going to plant lots of yummy veggies and herbs, it was going to be great!  We decided to wait just a tiny bit to plant so we could replace the fence behind the garden area and put in some irrigation.  So we waited a bit, and a bit longer, and a bit longer...why put off today what you can put off tomorrow, right?!?  Fast forward to this weekend...the in-laws had the kids overnight so we went to a nice dinner last night (at 8:00, when was the last time we had dinner that late??), walked aimlessly around the Apple store, enjoyed drinks, it was fantastic!  During dinner we casually talked about what we might do with an entire day to ourselves, we decided to get coffee and go by the Home Depot to pick up a few things and clean up the yard a bit.  That's how it always starts, a seemingly insignificant trip to Home Depot...


Halfway through our "little stop" by HD I was looking at fruit trees and convincing Shay that fruit trees would fit in our backyard and we could also plant the seeds that had made their way into our cart...and so, our garden was finally born!!  TA, DA!

The Dwarf Lemon!

As you see, the fence is still not fixed (nor is the irrigation in - the hose and I are now the irrigation) - there's always next year...

Sorry, for the life of me I can't figure out how to change this picture's orientation...but this is the Mandarin Orange at the other end of the planter

Shay is still not totally sure that the fruit trees in a small area will work, but he was kind enough to give me the chance to try!  In between the trees I planted tomatoes, chives, basil, cilantro, bell peppers, zucchini, squash, lettuce, green beans, onions and carrots!  I am so excited to see what comes of my little seeds!!

 Tomatoes and herbs

Carrots, Onions, Bell Peppers! 

It's still a little early in the season, per the seed packets' instructions, to be planting some of these items - so I'm not sure if they will all be successful, but I will give it my best effort!  (Oh, and I am notorious for killing all living plants..so...there's that too..). The front yard got a mini make over too in the form of some serious rose bush pruning and shrubbery pruning and re-planting (not as fun to blog about - but was so glad to have Shay home to help with this huge task!)

When the kids got home Noah was SO excited to see the garden, I can't wait to water it with him and watch our little veggies sprout!  If it's successful I'll post some pictures!