It's planting season here. Before clay my one true passion was gardening. I decided to get back into gardening as much as I'm able. Gary set a table up in the back yard so I don't have to bend down and I've started some seeds. Remember the
North Georgia candy roaster squash from the farmer's market last year? I saved the seeds and started a few of those. How about the
Cherokee black beans I was given? I started those seeds too. I also started some orange ornamental sunflowers called Autumn Beauty.
Gary helped by doing all the inground planting including herbs and perennials. Look at this lavender it's already blooming and it's so fragrant. Did you know I had a lavender farm in California? It was called
Springville Lavender Gardens and I've left the blog up for reference so click the link if you'd like to know more.
We put in a few heirloom tomatoes along this wall, Black Crim, Cherokee Purple, Mr. Stripey, and an heirloom yellow. I plan to stake them up against the wall when they get too big. They're already getting flowers.
I also found a tomato I grew in California (photo of those I grew) and have been looking for ever since. It's called
Juliet. It's shaped like a roma but smaller and pointed on the end and grows in clusters. It's perfect for salads.
Slice it in half and it stays firm enough to withstand tossing like it did in the unusual
Mediterranean Pasta Salad I developed using Juliet tomatoes. I found the Juliet plant seedlings by
Bonnie Farms at my local Walmart. I highly recommend this tomato.
Mother nature planted wild flowers on our back hillside.
Here is the beginning of a perennial flower garden. It doesn't look like much now but hopefully it will fill in with lots of flowers by the middle of summer.
One of the plants in the garden is an ornamental grass, this one is Golden Japanese Forest Grass. Finally I have a glaze load firing. Tomorrow I'm working at the gallery so please stay tuned for the kiln opening. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
Nope...I didn't know until now that you had a lavender farm in California! :)
ReplyDeleteThat salad looks delicious. I'm going to have to make it!
Hi Lee, thanks, you would be amazed at that salad, a strange concoction I put together that actually worked, sweet, salty, smooth and rough texture, I should have submitted it to a recipe contest. I can't wait to make it again this summer.
ReplyDeleteGardeining is such a joy. And somedays way too much work as well. Worth it though.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thanks, I know what you mean about too much work. Ha.
DeleteThis post sounds like you are in seventh heaven. Well, second heaven at any rate. I know what you mean; it's such a joy to look over the blossoms and listen to the birds making small talk.
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne, thanks, glad to get back to another thing I love.
DeleteWonderful to hear of your gardening efforts. Can't wait to see what comes out of the kiln. I think I would love Juliets. For me I need to transplant root-bound plants for the summer.
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, thanks, yes before it gets too hot to do much out of doors.
DeleteI am having garden envy! No time for one this year, except maybe some potted herbs and tomatoes. Next year, we will have a big one!
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, thanks, moving isn't easy and it all takes much more time than we expect, since I wanted to have flowers planted last year and then this year came. Ha.
DeleteWe just planted our veggie garden a few weeks ago. I’m hoping for a great growing season for us all.
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, thanks, one of the woman I work with at the gallery said she couldn't get tomatoes to set they all got root rot. I hope that isn't the case for me here with all the summer rains.
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