Ever Changing

I think what I love most about gardening is how the garden is ever changing. A kaleidoscope of colors, and the textures, oh my! A feast for the senses. Something new and excited waiting for anyone willing to take a moment to take it all in. In my garden not only is there ever changing colors, textures, and smell, there is also seasonal fruit to look for. First comes the strawberries, then currents, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, plums, pears, apples, and soon gooseberries! And sometime in the next couple years I hope to have plenty of elderberries as well. I'm still thinking about adding a peach tree, but they take so very long to have any fruit on them. Then there is the vegetable garden and all it's bounty. We recently ate our first artichokes of the season, and boy were they good! I'll post some veggie garden pictures soon, but for now I will leave you with some snap shots of the front garden beds. :)

I saw a sign that said, 

All Gardeners Live In Beautiful Places 

Because They Make Them So.

I couldn't agree more! :)

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My newest project. These are the last of the large rocks from the pond removal.  They have been sitting here for a while now, so I decided to do something with them. We gave most of the others to a dear friend of ours, but these ones are just so stinking heavy, they would take some serious equipment to move again. So I decided why not make them into planters for succulents? I'm not done planting them yet, but you get the idea. :)

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I made pockets to fill with soil, and transplanted some succulents, but I need to buy some more to finish the project. I'm going to back fill with gravel so that there is no soil touching the house and the space is filled. My cat Rio loves hanging out with me when I'm gardening, it's cute and annoying.  :)

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On a side note- Leiella and I got matching aprons at the farmer's market, so very cute! {And yes I'm aware that it looks like I'm lacking clothing on the bottom part of my body, but I assure you I'm wearing shorts, ha!}

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I could gaze at these all day, but I'd rather wander outside for the real thing... ;)