I was in search of more rocks for my little garden project and therefore decided to rebuild the fire pit as I sorted through the stones in the back. I made it into more of a circle and used only the larger rocks unless one needed to be leveled a bit more. Then I wedged a smaller rock into place.
I created this small bed the other day. It is positioned slightly under the apple tree, but connected to the tomato garden and the square garden. I planted chamomile, feverfew, bachelors buttons, and calendula.
This is the one I built today with the rocks I found on the side of the house. Caleb and I planted Merlot and Bronze Beauty lettuce, Red Torch sunflowers, and Zinnias in it.
Earlier today, Caleb and I used garden sticks and hemp twine to make a trellis for peas. It isn't pretty, but it works.
I am working on ideas on how to use the larger, flat rocks for my pots to sit on. I haven't decided yet what to do, but this was one attempt. Personally, I am not too happy with it, so I will probably work on it again.
And now we rest for a day before it is back to work on Sunday. We are supposed to have several warm days without rain which will be nice.
What a beautiful peony! I really like that pink!
ReplyDeleteI’m eager to see pictures of the flowers when they all are blooming! It will be awesome!
~Mary
Me too! My project was to add flowers. I had a small bed out front our house in Amissville that had some flowers. I miss it.
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DeleteA lot of work! I did t realize your area had so many rocks. I shouldn’t be surprised though. My neighbor in Illinois used to go to Arkansas to hunt for geodes.
ReplyDeleteYes! There are a lot of rocks. It is insane. Before we moved here, I was part of some groups on gardening in Arkansas. The Majority of people were saying you can't garden in the soil and that raised beds were a must. There are areas with a beautiful top layer, but got deeper than a few inches and you are in trouble.
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ReplyDeleteProblem is, Caleb has to do everything himself. 🙄 But I know he is learning.
You’ve been busy!
ReplyDeleteI planted my peas, onions, spinach, and carrots today. (Holding off to plant cucumbers until Memorial Day.)
I was accepted into the Garden in a Box program. A master gardener help me garden this season. I will have grow bag garden from them. I believe with tomato and maybe 2 more plants in it.
If I can find some roots, I want to start asparagus. I like the idea of planting things that will come up every year. (Like the rhubarb we transplanted last week and the fruit trees and bushes.)
My peonies are only about 3 inches tall. We’re weeks behind you. We had snow flurries just 2 weeks ago! LOL
I am glad you are able to grow something. It really is fun. I would imagine your growing season is short so you will have to find seed for plants with short growing cycles. I am praying my tomato and paper seed come up. Everything else has, so I am hopeful. ~Rachel
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