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I wanted to be in the garden today but wasn’t sure if the weather would cooperate. Showers were expected all day and temps in the low 40’s. Rain and cold together can make you feel crummy out in the elements!  A few dry breaks came my way and I was able to spend a few hours planting and plotting. I always think I know how I want the garden to be until I get out there ready to plant and I stand there looking dazed. It’s coming together but as I’m expanding my plans this year it’ll take time to get it just right. Starts of zucchini and summer squash, Kentucky Pole Beans, Boston & Lemon Cucumer and brussel sprouts were planted. The sprouts are new for me and I have no idea when they are best to plant but I thought I’d experiement and see for myself how they like my garden and the soil. Nothing is as good as first hand experience.

The lilacs in the picture were planted 4yrs ago when we moved here. It was late August and they were marked TLC plants from the drugstore. Looking rather pekid I decided to buy them and see if I could bring them back to life. At .99cents I had nothing to lose. All 4 plants were about 10in high and had maybe a few leaves. Today they are over 6ft tall. This spring is their first bloom of flowers and I am thrilled at their beauty. Smelling delicious as they drape over my newly built garden fence(still needing paint but can’t catch a dry day to paint!) The view is from inside my garden.

My peas are just at that growth where they’re going to take off once they have something to climb on.  One of my projects this weekend.