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A homeschooling mother of one teenager and a little. In 2001, I resigned from my 13 year position as a case manager to homeschool my oldest who was a preschooler at the time, and later a daughter who came along in 2005. This is by far the hardest job I've ever loved. My husband of nearly 20 years supports us as a fire fighter and EMT.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

A Few Things From the Garden


I've got mostly shade in my garden, but there is the tiniest patch of sun where I can manage to grow herbs, beans, and sometimes tomatoes. We've gained more shade every year with the growth of our trees, but shade in the south is a blessing.

Pictured: spearmint, beans, and lavender.

3 comments:

Elizabeth-Plain and Simple said...

You are so correct when you say "shade in the south is a blessing." Unfortunately, we have very little of it on our property. We have lost a few of our shade trees during storms this year and we miss them, especially during this time of the year. I have just started a new spearmint patch due to it outgrowing its present location.... I love smelling all the different herbs. Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,
Elizabeth

Dorothy said...

It's nice to feel we can produce something from the earth, thouhg, isn't it?

My strawberries do very well in shady conditions. Have you tried them?

Alexandra said...

No, but I've been thinking about it. I may try the strawberries in one of those strawberry pots. Thanks!

I have some sad looking blackberries in a corner. They produced a little this year, but the animals got them before we did. We have deer, rabbits, and night animals galore.