Our Humble Garden: May 2012

These photos are a few days late, but I have a terrific excuse: my sisters and I went to the beach for the weekend! Jessica (who lives in Phoenix, Arizona) flew in and she, Johanna, and I drove to Lewes, Delaware for a weekend without kids, without husbands, and without distractions. It was lovely. Also, my photos are not all uploading to "the cloud" so they don't appear in my photo stream. Apparently this only applies to any photos I take from the garden. I can't figure out what is going on, so I have had to hook my phone up to my computer. Annoying. And so, I am more than a week late posting photos. However, they were taken on the first of the month.

May is a month of incredible growth in our yard. The wisteria, which is gorgeous, becomes unmanageable. Every time we go outside it reaches out and attacks someone. But, the jungly feel of our garden is also part of the fun. Oh, and later this month our strawberries should be fully ripe. Yummy! Tomorrow I have plans to go out and net the strawberries and the blackberries so that the birds (and rabbits) don't eat them all before we get a chance to.

Also, we put up a butterfly house for the kids to enjoy. We also put up a bat house! I am beyond excited about this, since I have wanted a bat for as long as I can remember. I have distinct memories of trying to convince my mother to buy me a bat. I had some very persuasive points, but she didn't seem to follow my vision. Well, this is one time when my childhood vision is actually a great idea! So we got a bat house and I am now sending out vibes to all the bats of Norther Virginia telling them to come live here!

Finally, we tried our hands at a pallet garden! I have plans of posting all about that sometime soon, but I will include one picture of it for you to enjoy.

Here's our humble garden in May: