Ah spring! While the last frost date in our area is still three weeks away, there is a lot of activity on the garden front. It hurts me to trim flowering plants, so I soothed my guilt by putting some of the lovely fronds in a vase.
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Here's the overgrown Forsythia in all it's spring-time glory.
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There are also more blossoms in the front garden. The daffodils, as usual, and an unexpected treat: bluebells! I don't remember planting them, but hey, I'll take it.
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In the garden, there are some surviving greens (kale and collards) which I transplanted to elsewhere in the garden, and some perennials coming back (sage, oregano, and rhubarb).
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I've had a problem in the past of grass sneaking its way into the garden. And, it's difficult to mow the walkways of the garden when there's no clear delineation of where the grass stops and the garden begins. To that end, I decided on some minor containment of the main garden bed. I was going to contain them all, but lumber at the Big Box Hardware store was pricey, so I'll do it later on.
I forgot to measure the big bed before I left for the store, so I had to guess at the size. I thought it was 5'x6', but since that was a hassle, I decided that 4'x6' was a better size anyway. I got home to discover the bed was more like 6'x7'. Yow! But I think the smaller size will be easier to tend, and this year I have a lot of hardware work planned for the garden, so I don't want to spend all my time weeding and tending.
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One of the hardware projects is to build a shed. I really want a glorified tool cupboard for my garden tools. I also wanted a rain barrel so I don't have to haul the hose up to the garden every time I want to water. And, there's hippy cred in using rain water. Willie was going to procure me some rain barrels and ended up getting these giant glue containers for that purpose.
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I'm designing the shed so there will be a gutter on each side of it, draining into a corresponding glue container. The idea is to attach a hose fitting to the dispensing hole for the glue and use gravity to make enough water pressure to push the water out the hose. A little unorthodox in containers, but the idea is sound.