My husband cleaned up and then reloaded the vegetable garden plots with organic soil and the walkways with new black bark. Then, I planted a variety of organic tomato plants, including eight cherry tomato transplants. I added lemon thyme, Italian and Greek oregano and bell and chili pepper plants. Now it was time to lay the drip hose down and make sure my babies were watered well. Lastly, I prepared stakes around the tomatoes so when they started to spread and grow, I could harness them in with tomato tape and keep them from falling over.

And after Adelaide left, because she loved to jump from plot to plot, I was ready to sow organic seeds. I have it all written down, charted and mapped out and we shall see what develops. Once seedlings come through, it will be time to thin and space them accordingly so everyone’s roots have room. Looking forward to sharing the maturation process as they germinate, sprout, enlarge, widen, bloom, bear fruit, swell and ripen.

Here is our climbing clematis in full bloom. The clematis vine loves cool, moist soil for its roots and sun for blooms. We have ours in the front yard, under a palm, so it gets part sun and not as many blooms or growth as I would like but plants are funny like that. Sometimes they do well where you don’t expect and some, even “easy” plants may die on you for no apparent reason time and time again, as if you were not compatible. I have absolutely no luck with orchids but geraniums ( see pink single petals in picture ) think I am awesome and aloes absolutely adore me, flowering every season, no matter where I transplant them and are just happy campers in my yard.