First Signs!

After a VERY warm couple of days last week it looks like there may be hope for the over-grown mess that is currently the new garden. In less that 24 hours the place seemed to suddenly spring to life with the arrival of HUNDREDS of tiny crocuses.

Tiny crocuses make an appearance in the back yard

They are literally everywhere you look. This is one of the patches just randomly appearing in the back yard.

More spring time harbingers

This little clump is coming up right out next to the parking area. Nice to know that as Spring starts to kick it into high gear in the next couple of weeks there may be even more pleasant surprises to come as we get a chance to see what (besides bamboo) is lurking just below the surface!

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On The Move!

The blog has OBVIOUSLY fallen into disrepair over the last 8 months! I could make excuses, but that's really not going to help! Let's just say MUCH has happened in that time period! The 2010 garden turned out to be one of the most productive to date and we still have a freezer packed with green beans and jars and jars of homemade sauce. That said, the 2010 season was a tremendous challenge as I really started feeling like I'd outgrown the tiny 16' x 16' back yard. Even though the 84 square feet produced plenty of fresh produce for the two of us, I had completely run out of room for any other endeavors! In October I decided that the time had come to look for a LARGER space to garden. 

My old 16' x 16' plot served me well!

The hunt was on. We had some pretty specific ideas about what we were looking for... at least 3 bedrooms, within 10 minutes of both Jason's and my work, and at least one acre. Not an easy feat. However we did manage to find an amazing property that had everything we wanted and then some. The process was started and, nearly 3 months later its official... the move is on!

The New Place!

The new place has almost 2.5 ACRES!!! which means that's about a 10,000% increase in the size of the garden! Its in the city, 3 minutes from Jason's work and 10 minutes from mine, and the house has 4 bedrooms and another full space for Jason's studio. It's a HUGE fix-up project. But I will FINALLY have room to dream and grow the garden of my dreams!!! This place has it all, really:

Gazebo

The Pool

Fountain/Pond

Windmill

That's right folks! WINDMILL or what's left of it anyway!! It's an extremely unique lot and one that I hope over time will be transformed into a truly amazing garden! Just to put it all in perspective The GREEN area shows the dimensions of the new lot. The YELLOW box shows the size in scale of the OLD garden!!!!

If that's not enough room for an AWESOME garden... then I should probably just throw in the trowel! Needless to say it won't be done all at one time, so there should be PLENTY of material to keep me posting for the foreseeable future! Keep checking back for updates on what springtime brings as we move in and start on the next exciting phase of our garden adventure!!

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