My garden this year is a crazy-quilt of everything I love--yellow and purple irises sharing a raised bed with rhubarb, peas and beans fighting over the same trellis, and beets and onions growing tall in a straight row like military men. It is all so lush and orderly and wild at the same time!
The cool wet weather has slowed down the crop growth, but the greenery is beautiful and everything looks so healthy. Interspersed among the vegetables are three rose bushes (Julia Child, William Shakespeare, and Ebb Tide. They are still blooming!). Also, this is my first year growing gladiolas, and the scarlet and burnt orange colors illuminate the garden.
I'll pick and shell the peas this week, and I'll also keep a close watch over the beans. The radishes and beets are small but colorful, and their foliage is as compelling as their edible crop. The Sugar Pie Squash is growing over the garden fence, reaching for the trellis on the side of the solar wood shed. The vines are huge!
This year has been my best garden since I've lived here. The picket fence has kept out the rabbits, so that was a worthwhile addition to the garden area. I can't wait for the final harvest, when I can bring in the results of the planning and planting of seeds, the watering and nurturing that has to happen all summer long, and finally, the fruits (literally!) of all of my labors. Gardening is truly a labor of love.
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