Now that bridesmaid madness has settled, I'm spending today - my "Friday" - getting ready to head out on vacation tomorrow with one of my favorites, Andi, to see another of my favorites, Christina, and her husband Justin in Oakland! I can't wait. Those two bought a house quite awhile ago now, and I have yet to see it or their new city. They are East Coast to San Francisco to Oakland transplants.
Today's topic is going to be garden progress! I've been seeing a few more local veggies pop up in our local market, Ellwood Thompson's and admiring the progress of my friend Carver's garden. She has a fenced in garden at the back of her sunny yard where she's growing a million tomatoes, among other things. I can't wait to see what she yields, and I'm hoping we can do some trade-offs when we both have productive gardens!
Progress at my house is kind of slow. I have to note, first, that my mother corrected me from my first post on my raised beds and I have to mention that they are not 3x3, but 4x4. Moving on... the little seedlings above are my arugula (arugulas?). I am thrilled to see (knock on wood) that the squirrels are leaving the gardens alone for now. They have disturbed the seedlings I had in pots on the deck, but those were leftovers anyway. Fingers crossed they leave these beds alone!
Also found around the yard right now:
A beautiful azalea bush that came with the house. The one I planted on the other side of the house last summer is not nearly as lovely. And these guys are blooming:
All the irises (many many many of them) came with the house, but I had to dig them up from all over the place and get them into one spot. I have more than 20 plants showing leaves at the moment, but very few are blooming. These two are blooming, and two others look like they will shortly, but the others are either slow or hibernating. Thoughts? Am I doing something wrong?
I'm going to keep this post short, as I don't have anything else too exciting happening before I fly out tomorrow morning. I'll report back after I return from the West Coast! Happy weekend everyone!
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