Andi, Sunshine and Daisies

For more years than I can count, I have had an almost insatiable love for gardening. So yesterday afternoon, before the predicted thundershowers arrived, Andi and I spent the afternoon planting the summer garden. Boy, did we plant! After removing the fall/winter pansies from the flower beds we planted vibrant gerber daisies, lush red geraniums, dozens of multi-colored zinnias and velvety red verbenia. We filled the herb garden with two types of basil, mexican marigolds, society garlic, lemon grass, rosemary, oregano, thyme, parsley and lemon balm. Using the 'lasagne method', a fantastic procedure for layering the mulch, soil and organic matter, I planted green beans, red and green bell peppers, squash, cucumbers, strawberries, eggplant, tomatoes and radishes.....finishing just minutes before the first drops of rain fell. What a wonderful finishing touch, pure 'organic' water, minus the chlorine and chemicals, to settle the plants in to their cozy beds.