The Vegetable Experiment 2009

I have been working on my garden for the past several days, spreading one hundred pounds of organic humus/manure mixture into my clay soil and planting lots of seeds and plants. I have two long and narrow sections of garden that get the southern exposure, so I pack them full of herbs, vegetables, and flower seeds. This will only be my second year of vegetable gardening, and I've really grown from my usual flowers and perennials standbys. This year, I'm mixing the flowers right in with the vegetables. Here's a list of this year's plants and flowers:

Herbs:

Sage

Rosemary

Parsley

Oregano

Basil

Thyme

Chives

Dill

Vegetables by plant:

4 Varieties of peppers

4 Varieties of tomatoes

2 Cucumbers

2 zucchini, yellow and green

Vegetables by seed:

Peas

Beans

Boston Bibb Lettuce

Mesclun spring mix lettuce

Radish

Carrots

Spinach

Flowers by seed:

Cosmos

Zinnias

Hollyhocks

Mexican Sunflowers

Mammoth Sunflowers

Today's card was inspired by my garden...lots of tall trees, lush green hills, a picket fence, and sunflowers...just like home!

{recipe: Country Pleasures (SU), kiwi kiss and so saffron cardstock, Garden Party papers and velvet ribbon (Making Memories), word window punch, button, marker, Versafine onyx ink, prismacolor pencils, gamsol}