Many Hands Make Light Work

Friday afternoon I finally got around to taking care of the peas so I could freeze them. It was great because as I sat down, I was soon joined by Jesse who wanted to help. Then Robert came over and started with the peas. Next Britain joined in the party. When Faith saw most of the family engage together she had to help. It was great to see everyone working together and enjoying the fruits of their labor!

The Harvest Begins!

This Wednesday we went to the garden to see what was growing. Last week we got our first peas and some monster radishes (I hadn't been in a few weeks). So this week we picked quite a few peas, some normal radishes, and our first zucchini squash. I was also excited to see some of my tomatoes turning red. Unfortunately some of our tomatoes have end rot but I am hoping with the amount we have growing we will get several good ones. Tonight we were able to eat some of the tomatoes and a zucchini in a great garden meal. The kids are very excited to see the work of our family paying off in the garden. They are thrilled when we go and pick some new vegetables and to see what is coming up (its great because they are so excited that they willingly weed and pick the veggies!)

Rocks from the City

We found out today that the city will provide us with rock for the front yard. We don't want to grass the area affected by the construction because of the slope. We planned on putting in perma-bark, but since this is free we'll take it. I guess that leaves me more money for other things!

This will be rocked and then planted with shrubs and ornamental grasses.
This will be rocked with shrubs.
These old flowerbeds will be torn out and planted with grass and widening of the sidewalk.

This will be regrassed and leave a small strip for flowers.

My Not-so Green Thumb

Throughout this winter our street has been under construction. Our front yard has really been impacted. Today I went flower shopping with a friend trying to figure out how to fix my yard. I kill even the strongest plants and know nothing about them, so I took my friend Karen to help me figure stuff out. We drove around town looking for plants I liked and then went to several stores to see what we can find. At the end I came away with a good plan that I hope will transform our yard into a beautiful place to be.