Monday, April 28, 2008

Pets love gardens, too!

Eddie the cat loves to play in Mom's garden. Here, she plays with him as she tends to the onions she's planted in her Earth boxes.



He always finds a nice spot of sunshine to lie in.



Some pictures from last year's garden:

A toad enjoys the tomato plants. He jumped out at me while I watered them. Then he just sat there, as if he was waiting for me to grab my camera! The garden is visited by a lot of frogs, toads, and turtles every year.



Some of the sunflowers last year were "volunteers"- seeds that were dropped by birds that ended up growing in unexpected places. This one grew right by the driveway. This bumblebee didn't care where the flowers came from!



It rained quite a bit this past weekend. Every bit helps. Last year there was a terrible drought.

Mom planted her tomatoes last Saturday. It's just now warm enough. The peppers should be planted soon, too. She always has a fine crop of peppers and tomatoes!

Monday, April 21, 2008

First post!

My mom has a splendid garden every year. Some years, the bugs and weather don't cooperate, but the flowers, at least, are always beautiful.

This year is looking good already!









The daffodils are just about done, but the tulips and iris are just getting started.