Beginnings

We moved into our beloved little home on the hill in September 2009. We spent the long and snowy winter tending to the inside. Now, Spring is seductively close, and we are drawn outdoors. We are new to the craft of gardening, with just little bits of experience.

This is the space to record our growth.

March 13, 2010

We moved in at the end of the season so we have no idea what is about to bloom! It is truly lovely to find little green stalks shooting up around our house. We think that these are two different types of bulbs, but truthfully, we don't really know. These are located in the north flower bed by the front steps.

These are located under the most southern Crepe Myrtle in our front yard. Yes, we have two old, well-tended, and magnificent Crepe Myrtle trees!

These are shoots coming up among the weeds along the driveway. I have not weeded yet because I was not sure that the purple-clover-like plants were actually weeds! Then I noticed that they were taking over the grass in the backyard. Hey, we really are beginners.

This is a small bed of bulbs at the end of our driveway. Everything looks a little rough as we all try to clean ourselves up and find the sunlight after a deep winter hibernation.

A closer picture along the fence in our driveway.

Our backyard. We planted the rosemary in October 2009. It may be the only living thing that survived the multiple feet of snow. Our plan is to plant a garden around the edges of the shed and extending along the fence.

Desolate and begging for planting. kj

pics 2, 4, 5, 6 captured by kj edited by sw