Things Are Coming Up

We have tulips growing in the flower garden for the first time. They appear above the soil about two weeks ago. The foliage of them seems to be a burgundy/brown colour, so at first they were hard to spot.

Front Flower Garden

A closer look at the tulips coming up.

My parent have had tulips for many, many years growing. The foliage on there's is a vibrant green. They also seem to be twice the size too. I am guessing the rapid growth has to do with the sunlight. Mine are planted in north facing shady location. My parents have them in a sunny southern light.

Visitor

My four year old taught me something the other day. We had a very large squirrel in our veggie garden. I told him to look out side to see this creature. Generally my son is very interested in animals and would love to see it. Instead my son yelled out to open window "HEY YOU, GET OUT OF MY GARDEN" and it scurried away. I guess he loves the garden more.

What grows inside....

Over the few years we have lived in our house I have aquired a few plants.

Left to Right
Jade Plant - Christmas Cactus - Aloe Plant

Left to Right
Geranium - Mystery Plant - African Violet

The Plan.

The plan seems simple, ask our neighbour. His garden is at least 3 times larger. It has many more varieties and I swear we never see him do any work. Ever. It really is bizarre. The challenge with asking is English is a second language for him. His lovely wife helps us with translations; she is "easier" to understand.

The Setup.

This is it, it is our make it or break it year. We have failed with the garden in the past. So much love and care in the beginning. By late August, early September we have an overgrown garden with too many very ripe veggies. We give away what we can but sadly more goes to waste.  This year is our final year if we can’t keep and maintain a garden it going to become a play area for our son in the following summers.