Catching Up

On 30th Street we are better gardeners than bloggers. So this is a catching up post to show some of the hard, hard work that went on this spring of 2011.

We planted an "orchard" in the fall of 2010 and added more plants in spring 2011:
peaches, cherries, pears, raspberries, rhubarb, pawpaws, chokeberries, and blueberries. And one elderberry awaiting its home.

 All the fall trees survived and bloomed. Pears and peaches formed but the peaches have all mysteriously vanished mid-season. Four pears are still hanging in. We didn't expect fruit the first year anyway. Now we have to learn to prune.

Then came the asparagus. Asparagus indicates that a gardener has some kind of serious as it is at least a three-year commitment before harvest.
To be continued.

I was honored to host this family during March and April. They were quiet and, for the most part, cleaned up after themselves. They have fluttered from the nest, but seem to have decided 30th Street will be their home.