I cannot even believe it is time to garden!!

Summer is HERE!!!

The week before Saige was born, Kayla and I and all the children hopped in her bus and went to the greenhouse together.

It was a very fun and purposeful outing!!

We got all of the plants that we wanted for our gardens that day.

We still have strawberries in our one garden bed from last year, and we had our chives come back beautifully.

Besides getting our garden plants that day with Kayla, Tate and I planned and ordered seeds and 75 more strawberry plants from Johnny’s Seed.

So exciting!!

We planted our garden this year on May 20th – which is something I like to know from year to year.

We moved our square foot garden to the other bed this year, and filled the side where it used to be with strawberry plants.

We are not growing cut flowers this year, unless I decide to put them somewhere else.

I made a quick sketch in a notebook that day to plan it all out, and we just went for it!!

Our strawberries arrived on May 22nd, and we planted those this past weekend.

We also already had to replace all of our marigolds, and some sweet little bunnies are eating all of our cilantro and kale – drats!!

I cannot wait to take more photos in just a couple of weeks when, Lord willing, this garden is flourishing!!

I will say that I have had moments when I think of the japanese beetles from last year with dread – hoping they do not come back.

What are the chances of that though, really??

Sigh.

Here’s hoping!!!

This year I am LOVING being outside more than ever!!

I am not sure why!!

Even Blake told me when we have been outside working on things in the yard that I just look so happy and like I am having so much fun!

I am!!

SEE – I am really a Florida girl at heart – warm weather is MY THING!!!

Stay tuned to see how our little garden does this year!

I hope you are getting outside in the summer weather too – it is SO good for you!!