Well, it ain't no Tennessee here, but it finally warmed up, and has not dipped below freezing for a number of weeks now, so the garden is shaping up to be quite the thing.  I see no signs of any herbs yet, which depresses me, but then again, the seeds did specify they were to be planted by 2006 ...  So, the boys and I have been weeding and seeding and praying and hoping.  We even enjoyed our own lettuce on the weekend.  The picture below is totally  "BEFORE" ... we sprinkled wildflower seeds on the part that looks like a telephone receiver, and planted four vegetables in each "square" of garden

this iris was a surprise from Neal ... and smells like the sweetest candy ever!

and a picture from a couple of weeks ago ...

I planted the "old lady", as Neal calls it, geraniums in the front to dissuade the bunnies from dining on my plants.  Oddly enough, this year anyway, they have decided to eat just the geraniums.  Perhaps that is still success.  It will be some time before I have tomatoes or peppers, zucchini or spinach, but when I do, I will have satisfaction and will have justified all the back-breaking work my husband endured to "go with" his wife's latest interest.  At least everyone in the family gets the benefit!

Now to fix up the "real" bed in the next room.  A bonafide actor is coming to rent it from us for the next theatre production in town.  He is coming from the big city of Toronto, and is actually famous, for real!  I hope he likes his room ... and I hope I can find a dresser between now and then ... ahhh, my family is famous for our experiments.  I guess we like to share.

Posted by bestsister

he is a REAL actor? You mean just like you and your son and your husband? You may not be famous but it isn't just anyone who is willing to pretend to be my husband...or willing to be a nurse with a big needle....or willing to pretend to be a whinny boy....that takes skill my friend!

Love the garden. When do we get to go out for lunch again? I'm desperate.

Posted by AcceptanceWithJoy

Your square foot flower bed is shaping up quite nicely. I think herbs must take a good while to establish themselves. We planted dill, parsley and milkweed well over two weeks ago. I don' t see anything from the milkweed (deemed a noxious weed here, but the only thing monarch butterflies will lay their eggs on). The parsley and dill are just starting to peak out. I haven't done alot of weeding. I was afrait I would disrupt the seeds. I only planted them about 1/4 inch.

Posted by SmallWorld

I am IMPRESSED! That is a gorgeous garden! How can you be so organized?

Posted by QueenoftheHill

Quite the luxurious bed!

I'm surprised to hear you still have a bunny problem, what with the er, lawn mower incident...

I find I have to buy teeny plants instead of seeds, just because of general impatience on my part. Seeing any green yet?

Posted by Anonymous

I can't wait to see the bed in full bloom!


Shawna
www.thehomeschoolexperiment.blogspot.com

Posted by PumpkinsMomma

that looks so cool. I hope the actor enjoys his stay!
marie

Posted by halfpint....

I call geraniums old lady flowers too. Looks like your garden is coming along nicely. Ours is still a shambles out back.....

Posted by Anonymous

Your garden looks lovely!

For some reason homeschoolblogger doesnt show me as signed in on your blog and it does the others I visit ! Hmm

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