Garden Update #1

What would a food and wine adventure be without our summer garden!  This year, we planted cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, and three varieties of tomatoes.  We planted on April 27, and nearly two months later we just harvested our first few cucumbers.  We will continue to update you as we pick more and prepare some yummy dishes!!

Here a few progressive images over the last few weeks:

Right after planting - you can barely see the plants!

June 1st 

Our first few cucumbers

Our Herb Garden

Spring has Sprung!  In addition to our garden (coming soon!), we decided to take on a much expanded herb garden this year.  Of course a herb garden can't just be a simple as planting a few herbs in pots, we had to make it a bit more fun and decorative!  We picked five herbs that we will make the most use of - Rosemary, Thyme, Basil, Mint, and Parsley.  Some cheap terra cotta pots were turned into decorative pieces for our sun room with a little paint (and wine!).  It isn't too often that we tackle such crafty projects, but we are quite pleased with how they turned out -- the perfect addition to our already colorful sunroom.  

By the way, we LOVE the chalkboard craft paint we used for a small patch for labeling each pot - a perfect final touch!