Garden Triumphs

Winter seemed to drag its feet into spring and now spring is racing into summer.  Even though our weather here doesn’t get to freezing very often, little spring is still frustrating for gardens.  Weather in the high 90s and low 100s is always hard on young plants…any plant really.  I always worry that my little garden is going to scorch.  But so far so good.  Things are covered and shaded as need be and seem to be doing well if not thriving.  Here are a few pictures of my particular triumphs.

Birthday Cake with Pudding Frosting

Before I share, I’d like to take a minute and remember why Dust Bunnies find sanctuary in my house.  I am in no way a “Domestic Diva”!  To be honest…I just don’t have the talent, skills or patience to be another Martha Stewart…or a “Molly Mormon”.  I love my family and will do almost everything for them…and I do find satisfaction in a job well done…and peace and joy in a well kept home.  But with 6 kidlets there isn’t enough time to be perfect…and I honestly don’t like being in the kitchen or scrubbing floors.

Introducing my Garden

Maybe I should have titled this embarrassing confessions. My sister was asking if my garden was still green, so I figured this was probably as good a time as any to introduce my garden to all of you. Before you shake your head in shock and disappointment, and ask how I could ever consider myself a gardener, know that my garden doesn’t always look like this. The nasty bermuda grass, spurge and other weeds have gotten out of control because I haven’t been able to do all the gardening I need to because of a back injury I got while having the baby. We have plans that will should address the weed problem and hopefully make my garden productive and efficient again. I’ll post the progress and updates as we go…and maybe all my adventures will inspire someone else to start their own garden. Besides…as GadgetMan once told me, we can’t all have gardens like Martha Stewart…some of us have to pull all our own weeds and squish our own bugs — 2 things that remind this optimistic gardener that the Garden of Eden I do not have. But I try, and that’s what’s important.