I really love our new arrangement and it has opened up so much more floor space in our room! (So much room, in fact, that there is plenty of space for the kids to play!)
And, a few words (and pictures, of course!) about our garden. Darren was kind enough to remind me that, contrary to what I may have said before, our garden still isn't quite finished yet. We still need to finish the center walking path (probably with crushed pecan shells), add some straw as a mulch, and, in a couple of weeks, finish planting the vegetables that it's still just a little bit too early for now. At any rate, we've all had a grand time planning, preparing, and planting our garden!
And here is our almost-finished "work in progress". This just makes me so happy! I keep sneaking out back to peek at it throughout the day!
So far, we've got kohlrabi, spinach, lettuce, chard, and sunflowers:
We've also got onions, red and green cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots:
We also planted a small strawberry patch and an herb garden, including parsley, sage, oregano, marjoram, chives, thyme, and tarragon. Next we'll add peppers, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, cucumbers, and snow peas.
This is just so much fun for all of us! I love that so many of our conversations lately have revolved around which vegetables we love, which ones we want to plant, how we might like to prepare said vegetables once they're mature...even Dylan and Caitlyn have strong opinions on the matter! We're new at this, but I am so thrilled with the opportunity our garden has given us to work together towards a real and substantial reward. I pray that our efforts will be abundantly blessed!
7 comments:
Gorgeous! What a garden (and a nice bedroom too!) I needed to read this this morning. I have been trying to weed our vegetable bed but keep putting it off. No more! I am motivated after seeing your photos.
What great pictures!
What beautiful photographs! Oh, how I wish we had a yard big enough to accompany such a garden!
I am salivating. Seriously.
It looks SO wonderful!
That is so AWESOME! I have never seen such a nicely arranged, well planned out garden. As I plan for our garden this Spring, I will definately be peeking back at these pictures.
This is terrific, Melissa! Really. Amazing.
All I can say is - WOW!!! I love how you arranged everything. What an amazing garden - I can't wait to hear how it all turns out. I think next year, we may have to do some rethinking on how we're doing our garden - and I'll be referring to yours as our new guide. ;)
Caitlyn and Dylan look and sound like they are having so much fun with the new garden as well. What a fun family project!
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