BLOOMING!

Do you bring your blooms indoors? For many years, I hesitated cutting any blooms from my small  flower garden. Recently, I picked a bouquet of clematis, astilbe and asiatic lilies.

This week's garden blooms include Pomegranate yarrow.

Climbing roses

Plenty of clematis blooms

Astilbe

Phlox 

This succulent turtle is hanging out on the deck near the garden.

I moved the turtle to the potting bench since a squirrel chipmunk (just witnessed it) nibbling on her. I wonder if the chipmunk nibbles for the moisture since it one of our driest summers I can remember. I've had succulents for over 10 years, and the rodents have not touched them until now. 

Clematis at dusk

The potting bench

The fairies are thankfully still here :-)

The fairies hide in the Betty Corning clematis.

I'm joining Outdoor Wednesday and Seasonal Sunday. Thank you for stopping by!

Debbie

Outdoor Wednesday - A joyous June welcome!

It's always exciting to receive the first harvest of organic veggies from the garden at the farm. From their dirt, to our table, in less than 24 hours! This is our third year as members of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) at a local organic farm, and every week I pick up our box of weekly vegetables that includes a variety of 8-12items. We pre-pay for the season, and receive a weekly box of organic veggies during the harvest season June through October.

This week's spring bounty includes:

The seedlings are basil, tomato and parsley. So tall and healthy.

Everything is fresher-than-fresh, and makes dinners easy. This recipe is so easy and tasty, you might like it too.



Spinach salad (Be sure to seek out the strawberries at your local farms!)

1 bag fresh spinach torn into pieces
1 pint strawberries halved
1/2 cup slivered toasted almonds

Dressing:
1/4 sugar
2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
1 Tbsp. poppy seeds
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup cider vinegar

Look for my weekly posts with recipes on Tuesdays during the harvest season.



I forgot I had these Oneida dinner plates with strawberries, so of course, I had to use them for the salad!

Thanks for stopping by!