How does your garden grow?

Remember my garden that I started in the spring?  Well the fruits of my labor (get it? haha) have finally come!  I have some delicious tomatoes popping up everywhere! I already picked a few strawberries, used the herbs from my herb garden, and now have been enjoying little cherry tomatoes and the start of some bigger fellas.

A couple of the roma tomatoes. Not ready for picking yet!

I picked one of the roma tomatoes (not pictured... was already plucked), and have a big beefsteak type tomato growing in!

Tiny tomatoes. So yummy.

This hefty tomato is resting on the metal frame.  I can't wait until it's ripe!

Not only that, but the apple tree in our yard is going crazy! Wallace is constantly running around with apples that have fallen, and when I pick them, a handful more fall each time.  Get ready for some apple recipes as part of the sweet treats installments!

Apples everywhere!

Spring cleaning

Yard cleaning that is.  Our house has some planter boxes on the side yard that have just been calling out to me... well, the weeds had been.  We removed the weeds that were filling them and were left with some perfect garden space.  It gets a decent amount of sun - a few boxes get full sun and the rest partial.  I decided to try my hand at gardening again.

Before... death valley?

I prefer low maintenance plants, but I've been itching to have my own supply of herbs and maybe even a small amount of veggies.  The only thing that had survived the previous owners' garden were a few little strawberry patches.  That would be the base for one of my vegetable boxes.

One of the strawberry patches

One problem I have with gardening (aside from bugs, worms, snails, etc) is that like painting, it's fun until you really get going, but when it's too late to quit, the fun is long gone.  The light morning sun had suddenly become glaring and hot, and what seemed like a few plants had turned into dozens.  However, it's so satisfying seeing your filled planter boxes with the promise of things to come.

Tomatoes galore! As well as some peppers and squash.

The herb garden. Just your basics: basil, thyme, parsley, etc.

We figured out how to turn on the complex sprinkler system, so hopefully my garden won't be too neglected.  I just need to make sure I get out there to check on it regularly and keep the weeds at bay.  Fingers crossed that the plants thrive and love their new home!

After! The filled planter boxes.

Just some flowers that made their way into the garden.