How Does Your Garden Grow...

Every year I look forward to seeing what will happen with my established plants and dream about the new plants I'll add. This year, I started watermelon, eggplant, cucumbers (although something already ate them to shreds), and sunflowers in front of Minnie's playhouse. Everything is looking good so far (minus the cucumbers). I also have the mandatory full-proof tomatoes that I've had every year, specifically different cherry varieties (whenever I grow large ones they get disfigured and look like butts). The real stars are the well established plants that I've had for 4 years and get better and stronger every year: the cherry tree, the grape vine, and the artichoke plant (that is finally producing an artichoke for the first time this year! So exciting!). There's also the ever-resilient rosemary, small batches of oregano, parsley, and lemon balm and newly planted lavender and snap dragons for color. Minnie and I love checking every day to see what has bloomed and how it's progressing.