happy mothers day!

although a little chilly, it was a beautiful morning in the garden.

 the rain garden is doing well, it is the only one of us that has truly enjoyed the heavy rainfall!

 comfrey in bloom in the herb garden

 love these little iris, so pretty

 cannas reaching for the sun

 here come the three sisters...three sisters garden that is!

 the square foot garden is coming along nicely

 false blue indigo is just beginning to bloom in the rain garden

 horehound, one of my new favorite plants because of it's color and shape 

 hostas in the shade garden-we will be leaving these in the pots and adding rocks to the holes in the hope of keeping the voles at bay.

 the entire shade garden is looking good with mulch in the walkways and pine needles in the beds.

 the view across the garden is pretty.  just wait until the perennial garden begins to bloom!

 love the gazebo, our little slice of eye candy!

 clematis on the gazebo-open already!

 the view from the shade garden is impressive

and for the snackage, a freshly baked loaf of date-walnut bread.  come join us as we prepare for our big event on 5/18.

cool weather makes for great gardening! 5/5/13 update

despite the wet weather and the dire predictions, we went out to the garden.  not a single drop of rain fell!  as a matter of fact, it was a little chilly and it warmed up slowly.  by mid-afternoon, the sun was breaking through.  all in all, it was the perfect morning to be in the garden doing work-after all, today was the day to build the keyhole garden and build it we did!  to see the photos of the process, check the keyhole garden page by clicking on the tab above.  

 according to the rain gauge, we had just over 1.5 inches of rain on saturday.

 the iris bed is in full bloom

 the little block herb bed is filling in nicely

 just look at the square foot garden; it too is filling in nicely.

 the old tomato garden is ready for the three sisters garden to be built.

 sedums are a vibrant yellow-green; they glow in the shade

 our rock star has returned from rehab with a new attitude.  let's help him keep it together!

and as always, cake.  today's offering was a semolina cake with almond flour, lemon zest and thyme.  it was tasty and we ate at least half of it.

latest news from the garden

*****wood chips have arrived!!!*****

we have less than 2 weeks until the A-Z event and we need all hands on deck to get the garden ready.  we have the second load of wood chips and we need as many volunteers as possible to help us out.  come out when you can, check the calendar or give me a call and i will tell you when to come out. 

now, for your viewing pleasure, take a look at a recent view of the garden:

iris in bloom

 false blue indigo in the rain garden

 sedum in the rain garden

 stone crop in bloom

 jacobs ladder in the shade garden

 clematis on the gazebo

 a visitor in the clematis

 a close up of the visitor-who happens to be welcome anytime!

 love this clematis

knock out roses

garden update, 4/15

running a week behind in updates!  please forgive me, i was a little busy with my own garden this last week and didn't have much time to get the photos up.  we still have room in the rain garden class if anyone is interested in attending, let me know as soon as possible.

iris blooming in the outdoor classroom

 i love the false blue indigo in the rain garden, it puts on quite a show when in full bloom.

 the sedums in the rain garden have spread like wild fire.

 here is one in bloom-not sure what the cultivar is but i love the tiny yellow blooms.

 over in the shade garden, the tiny blooms of the jacobs ladder would be missed if you didn't stop to look at the plant.

 clematis on the gazebo enjoy making spectacles of themselves! 

 two tiny visitors to the clematis-lady bugs are always welcome!

 there are at least 4 kinds of clematis on the gazebo, you need to check them out regularly to see which is in bloom.

the rose garden-not for serious rose gardeners!  these are pink knockouts and they are in full bloom.

that's all for today, i have photos from this week coming soon.