In all of my __ years, I have never planted vegetables.
So this year, I thought I would give it a try!
No, this is not my vegetable garden.
This is my friend Jayne’s garden, a photo taken a couple of years ago, showing only one part of her garden.
I am sure this year’s is bigger and better.
The fact is, my garden consists of 2 tomato plants, and one sweet pepper plant.
Hey it’s a start!
But oh how much fun, and joy, these 3 plants have given me.
A new hobby, therapeutic during these “stay at home” times.
Just look at my first tomato, it’s beautiful, perfectly shaped!
My son and husband have even taken an interest, checking on our garden, as I do every morning.
It has brought back memories for my husband of helping his Grandmother with her garden as a child.
Sweet memories for him, his Grandmother raised him, and he was very close to her, all of her life.
I have always planted flowers, Shasta daisies, daylilies, cornflowers, and have enjoyed watching them come back every year.
I placed a birdbath, made from a deep plastic bowl and a decorative dowel from Home Depot, next to the cornflowers.
The birds in my area love it!
In my back yard, in a little hidden nook, I have a potting bench.
Planting flowers in pots, for my front and back porches, has always calmed me, especially on a stressful day.
I am reading all about growing vegetables, so maybe next year, just maybe, my little garden will grow and look more like Jayne’s.
Next year, I want sunflowers, and pumpkins growing by my little barn, in my back yard.
How lovely and colorful it will be.
Thank you Jayne, for your inspiration.
Folks, it is so true that the simple things in life, are the most rewarding.
Love to all on this hot summer day.
Can’t wait to slice my perfectly shaped tomato!
