Here is a photo of the awesome Southern Utah dirt in my parent’s backyard.
I kept asking if I could bring some home but they just gave 3 huge boxes to my sister and her husband and you can only spare a few hundred pounds a year, yo. But, I better be next! I just want my tomatoes to taste as good as my Dads. Oh ho ho yum! I think it’s the iron in the soil. And, they sent me home with tons of delicious nutrients and treatments for our soil. No real complaints here. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
Every spring, my parents plan out their garden, including the greenhouse, for optimal growth and beauty. It usually starts like this:
Here is Joe pouring over the plans for all the beds and deciding which set of seeds he wanted to plant. He chose the tomatillos.
Alex chose Brussel Sprouts among others.
Tony did the Snapdragons. I’ve always thought the planters were just the right height but maybe a tad too wide. I have a hard time reaching the center rows.
This is what my dad does to dandelions. If you are a dandelion – watch out!
My dad showed me how to work the pull-swing. It’s hanging from a walnut tree he planted only about 15 years ago.
In the front yard on the north side, my dad has a flower garden with some paving stones.
It’s covered with moss and a soft spotty blanket of purple hyacinth with tulips interspersed.
This ivy-covered stump was once my favorite cherry tree where I hid and read books all summer.
This apple pear* tree is only about 5 years old but it bears some nice fruit. *thanks, mom!
There is no place like home.
Your photos have made me antsy for when it will be that green here. Spring!
Leahpeah~ I’ve seen you out and about the blogosphere – we read and comment on many of the same sites, but I guess I’ve never visited before. Am I to understand that you live in SD? I love SD! My daughter was born there, but now we live in DC.
But really, I came to say that we garden with my parents in Indiana when we go home too and this was a perfect post for a first-time visit. Made me very nostalgic for Home.
my mom told me on the phone this morning that right as we left, about an hour after we got done planting the seeds, the wind kicked up and it got cold and overcast. spring is so odd. !
That Utah dirt makes my fingers waggle with desire to plunge in. We have a raised bed garden filled with a special planting mixture I learned of from this guy: http://www.squarefootgardening.com/ I grew up in the Orange County LDS hotbed, so I know who to go to for my wholesome homey needs!
my mom likes that guy, too. he has some good ideas for gardening is small spaces. and yes, mormons make some good eats. but then, they also make jello with shredded carrots and sour cream…..