Today has been planting day at our house.\u00a0 After hours of manual labor, there is now a sun garden with cucumbers, bell peppers, chives, rosemary, thyme and three varieties of tomatoes.\u00a0 The shade garden has basil, cilantro, peppermint, parsley and oregano.\u00a0 A truckload of mulch and some flowers will follow in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
I have always wanted a good garden.\u00a0 I grew tomatoes by the bushel when we lived in Birmingham.\u00a0 I couldn’t grow much else but my tomatoes were brilliant.\u00a0 When we were in Nashville I had a great yard for a garden but I managed to be enormously pregnant the first summer and toting my baby girl during the second.\u00a0 That seemed to take up a lot of my time.\u00a0 Imagine that!\u00a0 Nonetheless, we had beautiful flowers but the tomatoes, peppers and herbs were less than satisfactory.\u00a0 This frustrated the heck out of me.\u00a0 My parents and my in-laws are all master gardeners.\u00a0 Their yards are stunning.\u00a0 Is breathtaking too much to ask for?<\/p>\n
Luckily, our current house has a nice yard.\u00a0 It was well landscaped about 12 years ago.\u00a0 The bones are there – it just needs life breathed into it and crap hauled out of it.\u00a0 Unfortunately, a LOT of gunk builds up in a decade.\u00a0 A LOT.\u00a0 In order to clean out the 4×10 area for the shade garden, I had to scoop out 5 wheelbarrows full of leaves, rotten mulch and who knows what else.\u00a0 Do you know how much stuff fits into 5 wheelbarrow loads?\u00a0 A LOT.\u00a0 I think I’ve made my point.\u00a0 It’s not easy for me to dump a full wheelbarrow by the side of the road for the leaf truck either.\u00a0 Me + full wheelbarrow = freak show.\u00a0 I’m sure anyone who saw me is now well schooled on my lack of grace.<\/p>\n
However, I did manage to get everything cleaned up including myself before collapsing on the sofa.\u00a0 I’m worn out.\u00a0 Done. Over and out.\u00a0 It’s a good feeling though.\u00a0 I have accomplished something important today.\u00a0 I want my children to know about growing herbs and veggies and about doing fun productive things outside.\u00a0 Of course I won’t be able to enjoy any tomatoes for about 80 days.\u00a0 My mouth is watering already!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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