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So on Tuesday of last week they were this tall:

Today, they are this tall:

I’m pleased that my trellis has held up, even though it is sagging with the weight of the plants. I’ve added some more twine in places to keep the craziness somewhat in check:

And the most exciting thing today? We have flower buds:

Heck, we even have one little blossom!

This pepper plant looks like it is up to something interesting:

Also this week, the purple irises are in bloom:

And the clematis reached the top of the right side of the trellis but has yet to open up:

Also in bloom, the weigela:

My friend Gina informs me that what I thought was a really pretty weed in the middle of the shady hosta corner is in fact columbine:

One more from last week, I think this is spirea:

So pretty and delicate! Thanks to my Aunt Kay for helping me identify all these plants last summer!

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I took a bunch of pics last week of the garden and yard. They aren’t fabulous - it was cloudy and I’m thinking I’m due for a camera upgrade at some point soon - but you get the picture!

Purple irises ready to bloom:

White irises in bloom:

Hostas:

Azaleas:

I don’t remember what kind of bush this is but it was pretty in bloom:

Dogwoods:

Front yard bed:

Hydrangeas:

The kitchen garden with the new tomato/cucumber trellis in place:

Another view, notice the peas in the back! They’re a good foot taller than that one week later:

Lettuce and potatoes:

Lettuce:

Little Gem:

Dark Lolla Rossa:

Potato Plant:

Tomato Plant:

Orange Bell Pepper:

Spinach:

Sugar Snap Peas:

Onions:

Carrots:

Broccoli:

The freshest salad I’ve ever eaten!

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I’m told by a couple of my aunts who know about such things that these are flowering cherry trees:

We have two in our front yard, right between the sidewalk and the street.

They burst into bloom yesterday and I think they are so lovely.

We’re supposed to have a big storm blow in tonight with lots of wind and possibly even hail. I’m a bit concerned about all the pretty pink petals in the wind!

I’ve thought about blogging a lot lately and I decided it is time to just do it instead of putting it off. Now that spring is just about here, I’m really enjoying our yard again! I started a bunch of seeds indoors a couple weeks back.

The sugar snap peas popped up almost immediately and have been in the garden for nearly a week now.

Apparently peas like to climb and their little tendrils will grab onto whatever they can reach to support themselves. If you look at that last picture really closely you might see where a tendril grabbed onto a bit of yarn from the trellis I built. That was in the afternoon of the day I planted them! It makes you think that if you sat there long enough and watched, you could see them growing. I hope my trellis is enough for the peas, I built it with just what I had handy.

You can also see the little edgings I installed in my kitchen garden so I now have three separate beds with aisles between so I can access them all easily enough. You may have also noticed the Tasha proof fence! Don’t worry, though, she has a favorite shady spot where she can observe all backyard events.

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