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First tomato

We have our first tomato!

Yum!

It’s a Silvery Fir tomato, and I haven’t tasted it yet.  It’s resting on the windowsill for tomorrow’s dinner!

Front yard garden

I don’t often talk about our front yard because it’s mostly decorative, overrun with lilies, and, frankly, I don’t go out there much since we live on such a busy street, but here are a few pictures.

The rose of sharon, only a few years old, is huge and happy

Quite accidentally, we [...]

Garden update

One of the things we did this year was move the raised beds into the fenced yard and move the greenhouse outside of the fence and by the cars.

It was a lot of work (most of it on Jeff’s part!), but well worth it.  It’s much easier to water and keep an eye on [...]

Garden update

Life has happened and gotten in the way of posting, but the garden doesn’t pay any attention to that and has been going gangbusters.

Happy, happy tomatoes!

The blackberry bushes are trying to get into the house.

One day's haul: blackberries, raspberries, eggplant, tomatoes, hot pepper.

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July 4 veggie garden update

Happy Independence Day!  Take a moment to read and reflect on what this day really means, not just fireworks and BBQs.

Done that?

Great!  Let’s get onto the garden pictures!

It’s July 4 and the garden is in full swing.  I have tons of tomato flowers, but only a few actual tomatoes; most of mine [...]

A tale of two lilies

I love orange lilies  (thankfully, since our yard is infested with the daylily version of them).  I purchased the orange Asiatic lilies about 7 years ago, and they’ve moved around our property until I found a good spot for them in the front garden.  They’ve really thrived in the last four years, so happy and [...]

Beautiful beetsBeautiful beets

One of my favorite things to grow in the garden are golden beets.

They’re much milder than red beets, with less of an “earthy” flavor. They’re also just really pretty to look at.  My favorite way to prepare them?  Roasted on the grill (click for recipe).

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Mid-June garden update, the sequelMid-June garden update, the sequel

I know I said I’d show you some more photos “later this week” and by that, apparently I meant “the next day”.  Please try to control your excitement.

The backyard from the back gate.

This is the view from the back gate, looking slightly north and to the east. Most of what you [...]