Ahhh, Glorious Nature.

We had a few thunderstorms last week and then it turned really hot this weekend. I think the rain/heat combo made the yard explode with growth. Things are popping up and budding out like crazy. I woke up Sunday morning to probably 50 blooms on my clematis. Gorgeous!!! This is the time of year when I'm just blown away by how so incredibly AWEsome nature is. It's so neat to watch seedlings break through the hard earth, plants that looked crispy enough to think dead come fully back to life and buds of beautiful flowers unfurl and bloom into brilliantly shaped and colored flowers. We are beginning to eat out of the garden, the wooded area behind the house is filling in and there is a pair of finches building a nest in the fern on the front deck. So happy...

Bought some brightly colored annuals for the back patio.

The Tennyson tree is so happy to be back outside.

Can you see Chris in the background working on yet another project? He's making a cool gate to finish off the fence. I can't wait to see what he comes up with!

Can you believe how gorgeous!?!

Lettuce.

Comfrey.

Broccoli.

Fennel.

Radish.

Peony. Any day now!

Our new wrap-around couch for the front deck! Now all I have to do it make cushions which will require me to learn how to use my sewing machine. Chris purposefully made the couch long enough so he could sleep on it. He loves sleeping outside.

Front deck.

Bella Kitty.

The fence is done! The fence is done!

Chris worked his booty off this Sunday on finishing the fence and it looks spectacular! I'm so excited that this part of the garden project is finished and we can move on. We have several projects going on at once but the fence was definitely the biggest one. There is still a chance of light frost, so I'm glad that I haven't planted any warm weather crops. It's so hard to resist because it's nice outside but if you plant too early, you can stunt the growth of or even kill your baby plants. Hopefully I don't have to wait too much longer!

French Breakfast Radishes. Delicious!!!

Chris also built this cute bamboo fence around the herb garden. It's a little different than the one we've had in the past. He screwed the bamboo together inside of weaving it.