It was a project that started with a drawing (like most of our big jobs) but turned into a design build. Step one, remove the rotted log benches.

I’ve worked a lot on getting gardens to preform year round, and it’s difficult, especially when factors like water usage come into account too.

The large white flowers open in the evening only and attract bees, moths and all kinds of nocturnal insects.

When I went back today, I was pleased that the peach tree and apple tree, planted last fall, had fruit on them, and the blue spruce trees had grown, the ash trees looked good, and the honeylocust was …

So here we are, April 20, and my little Reliance peach is in full bloom, and we had a storm all weekend that has caused a couple of nights of 28 degrees.

Gardening is a game of gambling sometimes. We try new things and hope for the best.

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In summary, experiment, repeat often but use much variety, don’t get attached, and have fun.

After all, what is better than two much of a good thing? Double that.

I approach every September with mixed emotions, and sometimes I feel that that my plants follow me into this cycle.

So much changes every day and it’s a battle to keep up with pruning, harvesting and attention to detail, but worth every minute of the battle.