We ate our first batch of green beans at dinner last night. Oh, there is nothing yummier!

Tomatoes are growing.

Something came and ate ALL of my marigolds. In one night. Really bummed about this, but every year I learn something new and this year I’ve learned to not plant marigolds. But the petunias are growing and growing [...]]]>

We ate our first batch of green beans at dinner last night. Oh, there is nothing yummier!

Tomatoes are growing.

Something came and ate ALL of my marigolds. In one night. Really bummed about this, but every year I learn something new and this year I’ve learned to not plant marigolds. But the petunias are growing and growing and blooming and blooming and I love them. So I replaces some of the marigolds with pink petunias. And do you see my black-eyed susans?! They will be blooming soon – can’t wait!

Here are some photos of our gardens this year. Everything is new and just starting to grow.

While my mom was here about a month [...]]]> I love our gardens. Flowers and veggies. We all work together to take care of our gardens. One thing I like about living in Houston is we can have gardens all year round.

Here are some photos of our gardens this year. Everything is new and just starting to grow.

While my mom was here about a month ago, she planted tiny yellow marigolds, violet petunias, and big orange marigolds in my main flower bed. About a week later, I planted the other beds with the same marigolds and violet daisys. (What do you think, Mom?) I’m loving this color combo!

I’m so proud of our sprouting sunflower seeds! I can’t wait for these guys to be 12 feet tall. We also planted yellow lantana along here. My neighbor’s kitchen window looks at this side of our house (which is just a view of brick, our garbage can, and the AC unit!). This year should be better for you, Kimberly!

We have a small-ish deck in the backyard that used to be surrounded by this really awful, viney ground cover. Luckily is froze enough times this winter to kill it all! Hooray! So I dug out the roots to make room for a solid bed of violet impatiens. They will be so happy there! And now we have a beautiful view from our kitchen nook.