Landscaping at Home

Last spring I created a growing space on the east side of our front lawn. We grew potatoes, turnips, and the most successful leeks and carrots we have ever grown. It looked like this:
We decided this is the best garden space we have and it was worth extending for next year.
After adding a bit of compost the spot is ready to go!

Gardening Wrap-Up

It's been a few weeks since gardening gave way to winter weather, but I haven't put any finale photos up until now. Enjoy!
A final photograph before "turning over" the garden.
This little lady is the daughter of a fellow community gardener. At this point, with a little help from her, I had torn out everything except the corn.
And the year is over. It's a beautiful cycle.

I did end up getting a bit of corn, but the big crops were beans, squash, and zucchini. The big surprise was tomatillo, a relative of the tomato that is used to make green salsa and a vegetable with which I was previously unfamiliar. It was a fantastic experience at the community garden and I urge all of you to find a gardening opportunity near you.

Gardening

The weather has finally turned (yes, I knocked on wood) here in La Grande which has ignited an itch to build. The past few days our backyard/garden has been a construction site with the sounds of the hammer, saw, and shovel mixed with singing birds happy to see spring. The goal: completely closing in the garden with raised beds and filling them with new topsoil. Today I drove the final nail. Now the unveiling of the finished product:



Note the handsome University of Oregon "O" while taking the picture. Shadows rarely lie.