update on the garden

It's been about ten days since I blogged last, and the garden has grown a lot since then. I added a few more herbs to my herb garden, and a friend gave me some terracotta stakes with names of herbs on them, so I will be placing them in their proper spots today. I don't yet have any thyme or rosemary, so I must get those two herbs added.

The onions have really grown a lot, and Elton's zucchini and all the other squash he's planted is coming up. I'm afraid we are going to have more zucchini than we can possibly use, but we will give it away and freeze some. The tomatoes are growing slowly, but they look healthy. Elton's strawberries have tiny little green berries on them, and more blossoms, so we will be enjoying sweet treats soon. The pots on the patio are doing well, especially Elton's radishes. The leaves are beautiful; we just hope there is something growing underneath them! My peas are looking good but I have not had one bloom yet. With the weather warming up, I suspect I may not get any at all. We had fresh lettuce once and it's growing again. Hopefully we can enjoy some more before it gets too hot for it to do well.

We were away Memorial Day weekend, and when we got home, the poppies were in bloom, as were several of the roses. There are more roses about to pop. It's going to be beautiful when they are awash in color. We have calendula all over the back yard, the flax is still its gorgeous periwinkle, and we even have a gladiola in purple flower. My Mom called them "flags."

I need to do some weeding and weedeating but otherwise things are looking pretty good.