everybloom everywhere all at once

This weekend in the garden. All at once. Up in the side yard: Lilyfest: The rustic bed: And the rest:

today’s work in the garden

I began my Saturday with the third weekly run to yard waste drop-off. (Our county has free Saturday drop-off for residents.) Most of last fall’s debris is removed and the space is opening up. I also cleared unwanted volunteer trees from the garden lot, planted rescued calla lilies in my mom’s memorial space, planted ajuga […]

rain, growth, and the productive weekend

Our short cycle program’s peak has past, so I was back to a two-day weekend last week. After some brief socializing Friday night, I chained myself to the garden for the remainder of the weekend. Our county has free yard waste dropout every Saturday, so that’s where I started, bagging and hauling away seven yard […]

a messy weekend

The rain this weekend made for a messy but productive time in the garden. Planting gets muddy, but weeding is easy-peasy. This year’s hot pepper varieties: ghost, trinidad scorpion, carolina reaper, red and orange habaneros, jalapeño M, and jalapeño F1.

this evening, in the garden

We have arrived at the heat of the season, having spent most of the past week breaking ninety degrees. And the garden loves it! So much is thriving in the garden right now. This is a great year for expansion, and I am riding the current state of it like a giant wave of motivation […]

this month, in the garden

Here, enjoy a photo-dump of June’s progression in our garden:

more lilyfest, plus a walk through the garden

Lilyfest 2023 has hit its peak, with nearly all performers having taken the stage. Walking the garden after taking in Lilyfest, various wonders abound:

this week, in the garden

I have been busy in the garden: weeding, planting, tending, expanding. I have added two news flower beds, well, a new bed in front of the garden fence and expanded another behind it. The new bed is the first to break away from the garden fence line on the front side: The expanded bed is […]

further progress…

Weekend No. 3 waking up the garden. My relationship with the garden is mending from last year’s break… Perennials continue to fill in, more veggies are getting sown… In addition to cleaning up and clearing out beds, I sowed a good bunch of seeds today as well. They were packaged and sold for planting in […]

untangling the overgrowth

Last year was rough for the garden. My old position at work required so much overtime that very little was planted in time. When season ended and the summer heat arrived, I was so angry about the shit life-work balance I had that I took it out on the garden, lacking the motivation to endure […]