We had a nice stormy day yesterday with scattered rain showers and even some lightning and thunder. Here in the desert west, this kind of weather is rare, and it seems to have a profound psychological effect on people's mood in a good way. Moisture in the atmosphere is very soothing to us. And since this region has been in a state of drought for many years now, every bit of precipitation is gratefully received. :)
As promised, I'm posting some photos of the other boxes that I didn't get to take pictures of yesterday (At some point, it was starting to rain a little too hard for me to continue gardening, and eventually got rather cold...).
This box is dedicated to the flowers for insects in our neighborhood. I have it planted with pansy, lobelia, snapdragon, lavender, bee balm, bachelor's button, pineapple sage, echinacea, Mexican sunflower, Mexican cosmos, and chocolate mint. Some were planted as seeds, so you don't see them popping up yet. Bachelor's button plants are getting huge. They were the volunteer plants from my pots in the porch that I transplanted early in spring. The snapdragon plants were planted early, but got hit by frost a few times and they are now starting to bloom again. ^^;
This is our 5th SFG box that I just planted yesterday. Mostly herbs except for the cherry tomato plant in the center. I have sweet basil, orange mint, flat leaf parsley, dill, cilantro, and thyme. I've just sown German chamomile and garlic chive seeds this morning. We have the 6th box in progress, which will be planted with corn.
One of my favorite plants in spring is the pea. I love the particular green which is slightly grey-ish and the tendrils that add to the delicate look, plus the white flowers that look like bonnets. I think they are such feminine plants. The peas straight off the vines are so tender and sweet!
The strawberry box is overflowing with leaves that are much bigger than last year. These plants are so vigorous and each is loaded with fruits. They are still blooming a lot, but I got this shot this morning by looking under the leaves. You can see the small fruits developing. :D
Because it was a nice rainy day yesterday, we had dew drops form on the strawberry's serrated leaf edges this morning. I took many photos of the sparkly dew drops, but this is my favorite. These are very small, young leaves (note the lighter green color), and just looked precious with sparkling beads!!
As promised, I'm posting some photos of the other boxes that I didn't get to take pictures of yesterday (At some point, it was starting to rain a little too hard for me to continue gardening, and eventually got rather cold...).
This box is dedicated to the flowers for insects in our neighborhood. I have it planted with pansy, lobelia, snapdragon, lavender, bee balm, bachelor's button, pineapple sage, echinacea, Mexican sunflower, Mexican cosmos, and chocolate mint. Some were planted as seeds, so you don't see them popping up yet. Bachelor's button plants are getting huge. They were the volunteer plants from my pots in the porch that I transplanted early in spring. The snapdragon plants were planted early, but got hit by frost a few times and they are now starting to bloom again. ^^;
This is our 5th SFG box that I just planted yesterday. Mostly herbs except for the cherry tomato plant in the center. I have sweet basil, orange mint, flat leaf parsley, dill, cilantro, and thyme. I've just sown German chamomile and garlic chive seeds this morning. We have the 6th box in progress, which will be planted with corn.
One of my favorite plants in spring is the pea. I love the particular green which is slightly grey-ish and the tendrils that add to the delicate look, plus the white flowers that look like bonnets. I think they are such feminine plants. The peas straight off the vines are so tender and sweet!
The strawberry box is overflowing with leaves that are much bigger than last year. These plants are so vigorous and each is loaded with fruits. They are still blooming a lot, but I got this shot this morning by looking under the leaves. You can see the small fruits developing. :D
Because it was a nice rainy day yesterday, we had dew drops form on the strawberry's serrated leaf edges this morning. I took many photos of the sparkly dew drops, but this is my favorite. These are very small, young leaves (note the lighter green color), and just looked precious with sparkling beads!!
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