Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

You're thinking, 'How Does Your Garden Grow?", right? Maybe it is because I have a lot of young children that it is this nursery rhyme I think of almost every time I think of our garden. We had little success growing things in the last couple of years although I'll admit that I didn't try too hard. This year Derek took some lumber from the side of the house that the previous owners had used to make a box garden that leaned against the house and re-assembled it into a box by the patio. We then filled it with dirt and planted and held our breath. Mom, is it you that I got my black thumb from? Anyhow, I was still expectantly hopeful! And I haven't been disappointed. Except for having to replant a couple of seeded areas once we got the water all worked out, everything has grown very nicely.

Here it is a couple of days after going in. We bought small plants of strawberries, rasberries, muskmelon, watermelon, tomato, red and green pepper and four herbs. We planted from seed a few rows of corn, green beans, mini-watermelon, cucumbers, squash and zuchinni. We also lined the back wall of the box with some jasmine (my absolute favorite) that we hope will grow up as a vine for a little privacy and prettier scenery along the fence.

This is the result after last week. Everything is really growing and the kids and I are enjoying watching it develop.