garden chronicles, the kitchen garden is done!

The kitchen garden is officially done and thriving!

My husband installed a power strip for an easy quick click on and off for the fountain tucked low on the arbor.

He welded the last arbor, planted with clematis, and finished the pavers staircase.

I loved how the watering cans blend in perfect with the rusty metal for a little garden interest until the vines fill in.

All the irrigation is installed, a central rainbird covers the entire garden with soaker hoses for the rose border.

My husband welded 5' tall tomato towers, in spring they will support peas.

I use red accents in the garden for a bold splash of color

I planted a variety of mints in pots, the chocolate mint is an instant dessert in your mouth!

I thrive on color so added a dozen dinnerplate dahlias in the kitchen garden

My first early girl tomato

I love purple leaf basil!

wild over this greek basil, it grows in a ball like boxwood

lady in red climbing rose mixed with clematis on the entrance arbor.

anticipation...

The kitchen garden has turned into a little garden hub, the orchard lies behind  it and I always bring my freshly picked baskets in for a rinse, my husband has his morning coffee at the bistro table and Katie even manages to spend good portions of her day sunning on the pavers.

although not the kitchen garden, I love this visual extension, thanks to my neighbors canna I love how a boring garage wall now vibrates with color

~kitchen garden~

Left front

boxwood
Red simplicity
Dancing in the dark

right side

berry-blueberry southmoon 2

sunshine blue blueberry 2

strawberry quinalt ever bearing 1

strawberry eversweet severbearing 25

romantika clematis

...stairs...

niobe clematis

left entrance

lady in red climbing rose
Red simplicity

grosso lavender 4 (dark)

English thyme

French thyme

lemon thyme

French thyme

English thyme

nepeta walkers low

right entrance

lady in red climbing rose
blue boy clematis
Red simplicity

provence Fernleaf lavender 4 (light)

greek oregano

hot and spicy oregano

greek oregano

hot and spicy oregano

nepeta walkers low

Rosemary

Back wall
Gardenia vietchii
mingus alex dahlia
Mr Nick sr dahlia
French tarragon 3

... fountain...

lardy Darlene dahlia

ginger mint
peppermint
chocolate mint
mint
ginger mint
Gardenia vietchii

Main bed

right garden bed one

right Garden bed two

lower back

variageted alstromeria

red altromeria white leaf border
3 fired up dahlia

morro blood orange

Calla lily 9

Younique white astilbe 3

Whitewater acanthus

white astilbe 2

Columbine kirigami red and white 9

Cyclamen 16

Coral bells caramel l0