Lettuce wealth

The first strawberry!

Look what turned red today!
Memorial day will be the very beginning of the strawberry season.

Kill turf with newspaper

I so wish I'd taken the time to lay newspaper down the whole length of fence. The foreground has been under paper for about a month and a half. The prospect of turning it over to plant is joyous compared to the next section down the fence.

Chives, Rosemary, and Iris

This is definitely a lovely late May combo.

Asparagus

The first spindly shoots have appeared.

Up close and personal

I started the carrots ages ago, and they finally look like carrots. I'm just lucky they're still standing considering the state of my pea crop.

Got this cool -looking lettuce-leaf basil at the greenhouse on Monday.

And here are my beets, standing a full 3" tall.

And just for kicks - the oregano looking so much happier than last year.

Garden Art

We always thought a statue would look good in this garden, but anything we could afford was too close to a cheesy lawn ornament - not what we were after.

It took me 15 minutes to scavange and balance this pile of rocks. I half-hope the wind or rain will blow it down so I can do it again. California poppies are planted around the base.

(Note, 2 days later the smallest 2 top rocks rolled off in a thunderstorm. tee hee.)