Just browsing the 2021 Garden post and realized everything is so late this year!
2022 GARDEN
Orange Monarch Snow Crocus
4.4.22 – Crocus barely peeking out. Only 2 of the 10 I planted came up. We left on spring break shortly after this and when we came back the buds were gone.
Grape Hyacinth
4.26.22
Hawaiian Skies Daffodil4.28.22
5.2.22 The vase was a birthday gift from Jess!
Lilac Wonder Tulip
5.8.22 I love this little tulip!
Purple Iris5.11.22: I only have a couple of these.
Lily of the Valley5.14.22 I struggled to keep these alive last year when I planted them and didn’t know if they would come back this year, but here they are!
Kilbourn Park Plant Sale 05.15.22 All these and also rosemary! Reminder for next year, go on Saturday, not Sunday.
Lilac05.16.22 When your neighbor’s lilacs come through the fence to your yard, then they are yours! Actually, Jen and Cory have so many, they told me to help myself! Mine are not blooming yet.
5.19.22 I’ll never get sick of the scent of lilacs!
05.22.22 Now we have our own lilacs!
Garden 05.17.22 Got the garden in.
Mini Fuschia 05.18.22 These are so cute and dainty. Too bad they kind of fried later on when we had some really hot days in a row.
Yellow Iris05.22.22 I’ve never been a huge fan of these, but they really put on a show this year!
05.23.22
05.24.22 Blooming in the front and the back!
05.25.22
05.26.22
05.31.22
Front Garden
05.25.22
05.26.22
07.21.22
Moss Rose
05.29.22
05.31.22
06.26.22
Zucchini
06.01.22 – My zucchini is very small but getting blossoms. No fruits. This is my first year trying to grow zucchini.
Herbs06.02.22 The thyme and chives are gone crazy already. I didn’t plant these this year, they came back from last year!
8.31.22
9.30.22 I made pesto with end-of-the-season basil.
Little Free Library Garden
06.04.22 Dad helped me remove the grass around the Little Free Library and add a layer of mulch. We also added pavers around the base of the library.
06.05.22 I went to Pesche’s and got flowers to plant around the Little Free Garden. The lily of the valley was already there, but I planted the zinnia, dahlia, dusty miller and abutilon.
06.07.22 The fairy lights were not working for a long time. I think the cord was severed by the lawn mower. I added an extra set back on.
08.04.22
08.06.22
8.10.22 Cut flowers.
8.16.22
8.22.23
09.02.22
09.12.22
Tiger Lily
06.05.22 These Tiger Lilies just popped up out of nowhere.
Geranium
06.11.22 I’m not really a “geranium person,” but I let Makai pick what he wanted from FMGC to plant on the front steps. These are his favorite color to the max! He said he felt like they were burning his eyes out (that’s a good thing, apparently).
African Flake Daisy06.13.22 I got these at the Kilbourn Park plant sale and they are finally blooming. I wasn’t sure what to expect, since I’d never heard of this flower before. They’re so beautiful!
06.28.22 I was surprised when my second African Flakes bloomed and they were yellow! Still very pretty!
Daisy
06.20.22 The daisies are blooming in full force! I picked a few to put in the small vase that Jess gave me.
07.06.22 SO. MANY. DAISIES. I love it! People have stopped and commented on how much they love them!
Verbena06.20.22 Ive never grown verbena before, but I really like how it’s looking!
Lantana 06.20.22 This is also my first time with lantana. It’s so pretty. Makai picked the lantana because it reminded him of popcorn! ?
Coneflowers / Echinacea
06.26.22 The coneflowers look so pretty!
Pink Cherrywine Tomato (from the Chicago Tomato Man)6.27.22 I harvested my first couple of tomatoes and they were so juicy and sweet!
7.15.22
8.27.22
10.15.22 – Bringing in the tomatoes so they dont get frost.
Swamp Milkweed06.30.22 I planted milkweed seeds from a pod someone gave me a couple years ago. They’re finally big and blooming this year!
07.07.22 The milkweek is really blooming now.
07.27.22 OMG the milkweed is covered in aphids!
08.04.22 Today I noticed a few ladybugs on the plants. Makai thought that was sooo cool! Funny that kids understand the relationship between aphids and ladybugs from reading Eric Carle.
Coleus
07.04.22 Coleus going strong in the parlor palm one year later!
08.09.2022
Daylilies
07.07.22 Daylilies are in full bloom!
Dahlia07.10.22 The dahlia are small but very pretty.
Hibiscus7.14.22 First hibiscus bloom!
7.15.22 Open!
08.03.22
Black Eyed Susan7.17.22 I planted these at the end of the season last year and half thought they died. Glad to see them come back. They’re still small, but I’m sure they will spread and grow!
Phlox
07.19.22 The phlox is finally in bloom.
BUNNIES!07.22.22 I was tending to the garden and notices the large clump of thyme was …. slightly…. quivering? I lifted it up and saw…. BUNNIES!!!!!
07.23.22 They’re sooooo cute.
07.25.22
07.26.22
07.27.22 SIX bunnies! We were gone for a trip to Green Bay and Door County at the end of July and when we came back, the bunnies had left the nest.
8.17.22 WE HAVE MORE BUNNIES!
BELL PEPPER
08.01.22 The larger pepper is a Chinese Giant bell pepper and has a super sweet taste. The smaller one is a King of the North and has a more traditional bell pepper taste. I got both of these from the Kilbourn Park Greenhouse sale. And then a few more of the Pink Cherrywine tomatoes.
10.11.22
CANNA08.03.22
10.15.22 – out to dry
SUNFLOWER08.05.22 The sunflowers are here and they’re bigger than my hand!
8.10.22 – wink!
8.16.22
9.1.22
KATYDID 08.05.22 Maybe Katydids eat aphids too? Saw this one on the milkweed.
RASPBERRIES
8.11.22 No fruit yet, but look how tall they are!
Almafi Orange Tomato from Chicago Tomato Man8.12.22 Picked the first one!
GRASSHOPPER 8.17.22 – We’ve seen so many grasshoppers in the yard lately!
JASMINE9.1.22 Jasmine in bloom smells amazing!
9.14.22
CHRYSANTHEMUM
DRAGONFLY09.22.22
TOMATO HORNWORM
10.04.22