Since having our own yard, it was been my dream to have a wonderful garden. I have fond memories of gardens my family did growing up, watching my parents turn up the dirt, create little watering berms around the vegetables, i remember my mom watering with a hose, and the bounty we reaped, especially the warm tomoatoes you could pop into your mouth fresh from the vine. I distinctly remember the sweet peas, yellow pear tomatoes, lemon cucumbers and the squash-pumpkin hybrid. I loved the idea of that being apart of our family experience.
So during the winter months I planned and I talked of it endlessly to Skyler, telling him all my ideas and about what I read.
Before I knew it Summer was almost upon us, so I began collecting my cinder blocks, slowly. 3 or 4 a day was all I could manage to wheel out and put in the car while River played in the cart.
Things got busy with work and travel and I was becoming discouraged that my dream of a raised garden bed would pass me by this summer, but Skyler wouldn't let that happened. He put his shoulder to the wheel to make his little wife's heart happy.
So we spent our weekends getting through the different phases of the build and now it is finished and the veggies are in.
We're playing it small our first year to see how things do, but I already love it and want more garden beds all over the yard as daunting as the physical labor it would require.
It's become a family affair. River loves to come our and play in the hose water while I give our tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and marigolds a drink. Charlie stands an ever-ready sentinel to chase off any squirrel, bunny, bird, or other foe that may approach or little eden.
So here's to trying out our Green Thumb.
If you're interested in learning more about Raised Gardens, I am no expert, so here's a link to my Pinterest Board where I pinned links to where I found most my info,
Just Click HERE
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