Many many days of work (mostly by my charming husband). Pounds and pounds (double the original 1000) of dirt, mulch, manure and soil. And lots of $$ (the timber and bolts were the cheap part!). The garden is now complete. It's a big experiment. Neither of us have much experience with this.
We planted tomatoes (three varieties), squash (zucchini, pumpkin, butternut and buttercup), peppers, and some herbs, plus leftover marigolds around the edges (we hear bugs dislike them). And had a ton of fun with the sprinkler system (including driving 30 miles across town to pick up drip line that only one place in town seems to carry).
But, perhaps best of all, our backyard is now in good shape and (once we get some new chairs – Loki ate the old ones) we won't be embarrassed to take people out there (photos here). Looks like it's time for BBQ and s'mores. Just in time!
Happy summer everyone … hope you had a great memorial day weekend.
I just got done looking at the photos… they look great!
The garden looks great! I want a garden like that, maybe next summer. I'm hoping to just do some potted herbs and a few potted veggies this year.
Wow. Looks beautiful. Now, can you fly to NY and do the same to my backyard?
VERY cool. Don't let me look at that pic too long or it will start wilting ;0)