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My starter is crazy active and this loaf really rose as it cooked. Those are chocolate chip cookies in the background.

We learned last year that this bed is shaded by the tree and sun loving plants don’t do well here but impatients love it so that is what we planted. They will spread and fill the bed.

Carl has just a little more to dig up before this area is finished and we will plant the rest of our corn for this year. We hope to at least have corn for eating fresh – nothing like corn fresh from the garden. YMMM!

We have this small group of dark purple iris (there is another small group on the hill) and they are so pretty but so lonely. If we can find another location we will probably move them together.

Our peonies are starting to bloom. They are four different colors but for now the two the are blooming look similar. We shall see when the other blooms open what color they actually are.

Our garden from above. The basil, parsley and chives in the raised bed are doing great. We have radishes up and kale just starting. The tomato plants are looking good as well.

Carl’s completed rock garden with the phlox planted. Right now they look sparse but we know they will fill in.

The east side of the flower bed around the upper patio. These are wave petunias and we know they will spread and fill in – they already are some.

The back of the flower bed around the upper patio.

The west side of the bed.

Here is the finished picture of our peony plants. We have a lot of blooms on the two larger ones and hope to see peonies soon.

Last year Becky and Daniel built me a raised bed for a garden and this year we moved it up into the overgrown garden so it will be watered by the sprinkler system. I had chives already growing and have added parsley and basil. That is it for this year.

You can see here how the herbs are above the rest of the garden. We are only planting on the first tier this year as that is all Carl is going to clear. The first part has some radishes (in front of what you see), kale and then the tomatoes you can see. The plants behind the tomatoes are going to go into the flower beds once they are cleared and into the rock garden. Beyond those Carl still has to clear. He cleared some at the end and we planted corn and will plant corn in the area yet to clear as well. Just enough to eat fresh.

Another view of the lower tier of out garden

Bushes that were overgrown last year. Carl cut them way back and they are coming back beautifully.

These hostas are really doing well.

The rock garden Carl is building from below.

Close up of the upper part of the rock garden.

The upper part still to clear of the rock garden. We have Phlox in various colors to plant in this garden.

Flower garden around patio. We will plant Wave Petunias on the sides and Vinca on the back.

Flower garden around patio.

The back of the flower garden

Back of the flower garden

Side of the flower garden.

The mass of wave petunias we will plant