2011 new growth

This year my seedlings were much more contained than last year.  I took orders for plants instead of just planting a bunch and letting people choose what they wanted.  This helped a lot.

Rebecca planted sunflower seeds. 

My friend generously gave me these slate pieces.  I moved the bench over closer to the kids' play area.

The hollyhocks survived!  Hopefully they will flower this year.

Rebecca's cherry tomato pot. 

I wanted to add something to the back shed to spruce it up a bit.  I put some morning glories into the pots and made the trellises.

Sadly, the top of my bird bath broke off.  It was a wedding gift from my grandmother.  Any ideas on how I can use it in my garden still?

A birdhouse that my dad and brother made for my mom.  I managed to convince her to let me use it. 

This year I mounded some beds in the garden so that I could run the soaker hoses from my rain barrel under the soil.  My hope is that the roots will grown down and reach the soaker hose.  Luckily the stakes and trellis held up through the winter.

This is a pepper seedling that Rebecca and I transplanted yesterday.  The red mulch is supposed to help tomatoes, peppers and eggplant produce more fruit.  We'll see how it does...

These are my pea plants.  I am hoping that it will stay cool long enough to be able to produce some pea pods!

Lima bean

Bean - purple podded pole

Okra

Green bean - bush

Yellow squash

Cucumber

Zucchini and one of Rebecca's sunflower plants

Carrot seedlings

Cilantro

Butterfly bush and salvia coming back strong

My friend shared a raspberry bush with me at the end of last season.  Hope we get some berries this year!

New butterfly bush planted at the end of last season