Home With the Flowers!

 Last winter Trish and I totally reconfigured our yard.  We have  pretty large yard space for the island, so, we decided to take advantage of that for more beauty.

First there was sawing and screwing treated lumber to build sixteen new raised beds.  Then there was the whole dump truck load of mainland topsoil that traveled by wheelbarrow to fill all the beds.  After that there was a lot of lobster/crab (from Maine) compost to season the soil.  Finally there was planting and feeding and watering.

Now the enjoyment has arrived!

Two beds that are mostly in the shade give us the chance to grow things that like to avoid too much sun.

Now the full sun beds come into play.  Some of these were filled with bulbs in the springtime, but now they enjoy the good sum of summer.

We want to be sure that we have plenty to cut for inside as well as outdoors.

In the back of this photo is a total bed of mixed sunflowers.  They are getting their heads and should really pop open in the coming week.

This project has been so much fun and each year will be easier after this first one.