Fruit and Berries

When we bought our place, we knew there were a bunch of different fruit trees. Possibly some other kinds of berries or fruit, but weren't quite sure. It was wonderful to see everything coming to life this spring... or not. We had quite a few fruit trees that didn't make it. They were in pretty bad shape (not being taken care of over the past few years), so Rob had to take them out. We did replace some trees. We now have a new combination apple, patten pear, peach, and cherry. Here are some pictures of the plants that are producing well so far. Grapes, black raspberries, strawberries, and apples. I can't wait to taste them all!

Flowers in Bloom

Some iris, daisies, and little purple flowers that I am not sure of. Anyone know what they are?

Perennial Swap

At our church, Rob and I are a part of a group called Creation Tenders. We meet once a month to talk about our responsibility towards God's creation. One of the things we planned was a perennial swap. The awesome thing about this is, our place has a lot of open space to plant beautiful things. So we snagged some day lilies, cedum, cannas, potatoes, ferns, asters, and maybe a few things I don't quite remember right now. It was great to be able to talk to the people who brought the plants, discussing how/where they should be plants, and what they look like when they bloom. I love the fact that whenever
I look at those plants I will remember the people who so generously shared them.

Spring Cleaing

I haven't had the time to do the real thing (getting a little antsy to clear some stuff out of our new house), but I had a minute to spruce up this space. A little green really brightens up the place.

A little green

A while ago, I bought these little plants at a greenhouse that was going out of business. Rob had these little spice containers that belonged to his grandma that we had sitting on our kitchen windowsill. What a great way to use these little jars and bring a little color into our home. I also put one in a little glass tea cup for our table.

Discarded Items.

Rob found a listing in the Doon Press that a flower shop in Hull was going out of business. They were going to be selling all of their plants and store items for cheap. So, he went there and came home with some great finds.

Plant Stand

Rob spent the day building a plant stand for the seeds we just ordered. We placed a huge order for the garden we are planning this summer. Our garden will hold tomatoes, green beans, peas, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, cabbage, basil, lavender, dill, cilantro, strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, sweet peppers, jalapeno peppers, lettuce, spinach, zucchini, onions, and egg plant. Also we ordered a cherry tree and a peach tree. WOW! It is going to be a lot of work, but we have been reading up on how to be the most productive. We are going to start our tomatoes and other plants from seed, which is why Rob built the stand. He picked up some light fixtures from a garage sale this summer. He did a pretty good job! Now I am getting even more excited!