New Garden Beds

Two more makes eight. Yay!

Illegal Onions

Well, I did have an onion in this location last year, so somehow, it reproduced itself? BTW, these are "illegal." Only approved onions can be grown in Idaho gardens. It's really a law!

Hello Peas

Snow peas and snap peas are growing up. The purple netting helped protect the plants when they were small and tempting to birds.

Lipstick Pink Strawberry Flower

Lipstick Pink is the name of this ornamental strawberry plant. I use it as a groundcover. It does produce berries, just not as many as regular garden strawberry varieties.

Helicopter Season

Maple tree seeds are everywhere, thanks to two days of wind. 

Salvia

This salvia has been in a pot for about 5 years. Neglected each winter, it returns in the spring and blooms until frost.

Blueberries! Don't do it

Yes, we will have a few handfuls of blueberries soon...but that's all. Blueberries are very challenging to grow in our alkaline soil. You can add amendments and elemental sulfur over and over again, and the alkaline water will wash them away. Containers are the best option. I will be moving these plants to containers later this spring. And while blueberries are yummy, there are many other things we can grow in our soils to make up for their loss in the garden.