The Not-So-Secret Garden

1 Corinthians 3:7 "So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase." (NKJV)

Well, I have a little update on my little garden!

Back in April, I planted a garden. We did not decide to do a raised-bed garden this year after all for a few reasons, but I am so thankful for that decision!

I am not sure we would have been prepared to care for a garden such as that this year because we're not around on a consistent basis (both of our schedules are different every single day), and though we spend plenty of time here at home, the hours we're here are never identical from day-to-day - which makes tending to a needy space difficult.

However, I will say that we are so blessed this year by my attempt at a little garden in pots and planter boxes!

I really like doing it this way because:

• It hardly takes up any space, and we can still entertain on our deck.
• Everything seems to grow quite well along the sides of the deck with little difficulty.
• It's low-maintenance compared to other gardens I've seen.
• Everything is visible through the screen doors, so when I'm in the family room (which I am every day), I can tell when watering is necessary, if I need to pick off some dead leaves or trim something back, etc. 
• I get to share this special little garden with everyone who comes to visit us quickly and easily!

The chocolate mint I planted for Robert is doing so well!

A pea pod!

Another pea pod! I got 7 or 8 that I took to softball with me as a snack last night. Yummy!

Adorable little pea pod flower!

Did you know pea plants tie knots around shallots/ chives all on their own?  So cute!

Look how high the pea plant is climbing the deck! (Don't worry; it's not tangled!) And note the pea pods I got to pull and eat sitting on top of the deck!

My shallots. :)

Spiderweb on the other side of the deck - before I destroyed it, lol.

Strawberry plants - just starting to bloom a bit!

Can you see the tiny strawberry starting to grow?

Strawberry flower!!

Cilantro and Early Girl tomatoes growing like crazy!

I haven't posted a picture of my lemon balm yet, as it actually looks worse than it did when I planted it (sigh). It's a partial-shade plant, from what I understand. So, it did not like the recent rainstorms and 8 days straight of sun. Is it too much to ask for a little consistency?! 

Anyway, if you'd like to see where my garden got it's start this year, please look at this previous blog post.

If you have a garden this year, how's it doing? I'd love to know!! If you have any questions about mine, feel free to leave a comment and ask! :)

I saw this and I think I'd really like to have something like it for my strawberries someday!