May 07
2012
Revving Up for Summer
We have been on a planting orgy around here. Not only is this the time of year when most of the vegetable seeds and seedlings go into the potager, we have also embarked on a major campaign to add more shrubs—particularly flowering shrubs—to the property.
Sophie and Sarah inspect the vegetable plantings in the potager.
Thank goodness Harry is a good sport and has a strong back and good endurance. The hardpan clay soil we have here in Southern Maryland makes digging new beds and planting trees and shrubs a major weekend endeavor.
The wisteria on the fence is getting there. The peonies won't be far behind.
And I’m so tired, that’s it. The end.
(If you click on the photos you can embiggen them and see more details.)
Robin
May 7th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
It looks beautiful already, Robin. I love the wisteria/peony combo. Your little dogs are so sweet and cute.
Frances´s last [type] ..The Orangeman Cometh
May 7th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Wow! I dream about an end result like your garden. Somehow the results of my labours never seem to look as good!
Keith, aka Bricky´s last [type] ..Nature the Best Architect
May 7th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Oh i could so easily sit and drink a cup of tea on that bench. It is all looking lovely.
Africanaussie´s last [type] ..sharing the love
May 7th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Too bad you’re too busy to sit in your garden, the girls seem to be enjoying its ambience. You’ve got me hankering after a picket fence on which to grow Wisteria.
Mr. McGregor’s Daughter´s last [type] ..A Clematis Correction/Caveat
May 7th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
So pretty. Love your little girls too.~~Dee
May 8th, 2012 at 7:28 am
How lovely it all looks, Robin. Desn’t it feel good to add big “bones” to the garden? I can’t wait to hear what you’ll be cooking from the potager.
May 8th, 2012 at 7:43 am
We are moving into high gear here, too. We are getting a new fence around our ‘potager’ but it is strictly utilitarians – to keep out the deer. There can never be too many flowering shrubs.
commonweeder´s last [type] ..Weekend Chores – Removals, Renovations and Additions
May 8th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
I have a question – Do you treat your wooden bench and your raised bed edges with any preservatives?
They look in remarkably good condition but appear to have not been treated
May 9th, 2012 at 6:49 am
Andrew,
The wooden bench is made from untreated cedar. I don’t do anything to the bench to care for it. Perhaps I should? I do keep the wooden legs from touching the ground though. The bench is sitting on stone pavers.
The raised beds also are made from 4″ x 4″ untreated cedar posts. They were difficult to find–and expensive. But they have held up well for more than 6 years now.
Thanks for visiting.
Robin