Almost Anything Will Do

Or just about anything. Want to start some tomato seeds but don’t have any pots to grow them in? Here are some fine tomatoes growing in some old yogurt containers. I just used a drill to put some holes in the bottom and these handy dandy pots were ready to use. Soon I will be getting them outside for some outdoors time, otherwise known as hardening off. Not for too long the first time, but eventually they will stay out for good. It’s been a bit cool here though the last few days so I won’t get them out quite yet. At least I can be grateful that we didn’t get snow like I hear some places in Michigan got last night.




These plants will join broccoli and kohlrabi in the greenhouse on my deck. Unfortunately the wind tends to kick up in the afternoon and since my greenhouse was not anchored well enough the wind blew it partly over so I lost some of the plants I had sitting inside it. This seems to happen to me every year. I always hope to anchor it better the next year, but fail. I think the memory cells deteriorate the older I get and hopefully this blog will help remind me what I need to do.

My asparagus patch is just about done and now I get to look at the nice ferny leaves for the rest of the summer. They look so elegant swaying in the wind.

Indian hyacinths are in bloom now. I have planted them many places in my garden as I split the bulbs a couple of years ago since they were proliferating. The tulips are almost done for the season and the daffodils are long gone. I leave the leaves though since they need to turn yellow to feed the bulbs for next year. Planting them in amongst other plants helps to hide the decaying leaves. I hardly notice them among the geraniums that are starting to fill in and even bloom.




I don’t have a bottle tree, but I figured I could use these blue bottles as a border instead.




I also found a use for an old mirror that I no longer have in the bathroom. My neighbor assures me that the birds enjoy seeing themselves in it. I think it gives the garden a nice touch. Any reuse of old items I can find is good. Saves throwing them in a land fill and is a cheap way to decorate my yard.




Yes, the sticks I planted last fall are actually still alive. I wasn’t sure this witch hazel and redbud were going to make it, but so far, so good.





The lilac bush is in bloom right now, although it took a beating from inclement weather these past few days. Once the blooms are done I intend to cut out a third of the stalks from the bottom. I look forward to having this done since them I will be able to get onto the deck without brushing it and getting wet after it rains.


And yes, the cat enjoys her usual perch again as I have finished using the top of the microwave for seedlings. She can now look out at her favorite site again, a garden filled with color and delight.