Strawberries Planted

This week, we planted nine strawberry plants plus one basil and one purple oregano plant.

My precious good helpers

When I'm really focused on the garden (e.g., my hands are actually deep in dirt and plants), I take those few minutes and contain Margaret in the stroller. She's quite content in there for short periods because she likes watching us.

But when I'm doing easy walk-around chores, like pruning and watering, or if I'm sitting and reading a book, Margaret spends the bulk of our outdoor time walking around herself.

After planting those soon-to-be succulent strawberries, suddenly I had a vision of how easily birds could swoop and squirrels could leap into my garden from above. Another trip to the hardware store and I procured bird netting which I affixed over the top, plus used to close the little gaps at the bottom where bunnies could hop right in.

I could hardly see the netting until the next day when all the pollen worm-shaped thingies had fallen from the trees and clung to the netting. I don't think the picture captures how funny those zillions of golden "worms" looked, flapping in the breeze.

The seedlings looking great

The creeping phlox is already blooming!

Such joy for them! Such bounty of blessings for me!