So far I have planted some flowers- begonias out front, and we got some wave petunias for a bed that is under a tree out by the brick patio area.  My husband dug up a new bed that this fall I will put some tulip bulbs in and hope they come up.  In the meantime he planted some wildflower seeds for this summer.  There are rose bushes already well established alongside the house.  The other flower bed is on hubbies honey do list.  He probably will get that finished up within the next week or two and we will put marigolds in there which have been known to take the winter and I would like to get some hostas in there too.  Since we bought the house last year this year we are putting a little bit more money into the landscaping that what we plan on other years.

As for the veggie garden I have 1 patio tomato, 6 Early girl tomatoes, and 6 green peppers in.  The remainder of the garden plot has to get prepared and cleaned up which will probably get done later this week and I hope to get in some pickle cucumbers, and another longer cucumber for eating and salads,  sage, parsley, zucchini (to make relish, and bread), peas, a little bit of leaf lettuce, radishes, and 2 jalepino plants, and 2 cherry tomato plants.  I also hope to start a strawberry bed but that may not happen until next year.  I may plant a row of beans too depending how things go.  Like I said since we bought the house just last year we are working on the landscaping this year and it should make a relaxing place that looks good and also produces really good veggies. 

My mom has beans planted and she puts them up.  Since it is just her she has plenty to cover her and then we will get some to help supplement the winter.  We have some chokecherries at our other house which is closer to her so she will harvest those and make jelly from that.  She also has rhubarb that she can put in the freezer to make rhubarb crisp this winter.  Extra green peppers and jalapino peppers will cut up in pieces and freeze for use in casseroles this winter.  Tomatoes- will eat fresh and possibly can for use in salsa.  Peas- will eat fresh and then freeze anything if get a surplus.  Cucumbers- will eat fresh and make some refridgerator pickles.  We also have some grapes at our other house that will freeze for snacking. 

We are planing to finish planting our garden this weekend.  Right now I have 4 German Johnson tomatoes, 4 Roma tomatoes, and 2 Better Boy tomatoes and 3 cantaloupe plants.  I will be putting in green beans, cucumbers, yellow squash, more cantaloupes, chives, basil, cilantro and dill. 

 Shellia

 I planted beans, corn and a cucumber last weekend, and set out some brussel sprouts that were given to me. It's kind of late to start them, but the plants are good sized, so I'm hoping. I have a tomato to pot and sunflower seeds to get out yet. When the corn gets up, I'll plant more beans, then squash. I got some sugar cane seeds just for fun - don't know if they'll even grow here or not, but I'm going to try. 

We have a container garden this year.  Tomatoes, green peppers, basil, oregano, chives.

Also, planted cosmos, zinnia, and sunflower seeds in the flower border along the side of the house.  Doesn't appear the lavendar survived the transplant from last August.  We'll see.  The hostas are doing great, transplanted those last July.  

 In containers around the house: wave petunias in pink and fuschia, peace lilies, white impatiens, and a variety of coleus.

In the veggie garden: pole green beans, bush green beans, zucchini (regular and round), yellow squash, white "flying saucer" squash, roma tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, watermelons, corn, basil, and catnip...lots of catnip for our 8 cats.

In the flower cutting garden: mixed wild perennial and annual flowers...bought as seed mixture for a 1 a box at Dollar Tree. Each box covers 100 sq. ft...did two patches.

I plan to add new rows of each every couple of weeks, to keep a small, but constant supply going all season.

Today I plant!!  My allysum seedlings are big and keep drying out so fast.  We were supposed to get another light frost last night but didn't...

In my veggie garden this year:  Rutgers tomatoes, 3 types of peppers (pepperoncini included), eggplant, red & yellow onions, scallions, peas, spinach, lettuces, broccoli, zucchini and potatoes.

Herbs:  basil, marjoram, cilantro, dill, Italian parsley, chives, garlic chives, garlic, lemon balm, spearmint, oregano, sage, regular thyme, and carraway thyme.

Flowers (from seed): cosmos, various types of zinnias - one type is called Envy (lime green) and can't wait to see how they turn out, marigolds, hollyhock, blue bedder salvia, allysum, shirley poppies, sunflowers, and batchelor buttons.

The irises in my flower beds are just starting to bloom.  They are so beautiful.

We're hoping to plant this weekend! 

Flowers: Our flower garden in the back is overflowing with forget me nots.  I have some free crysanthemums to plant. Two out there (once I clear out some space) and two for containers I already have for the front steps.  I've planted one yellow symphony and one orange symphony from Proven Winners beside our front porch infront of the hedge we have a few weeks ago.  They were thriving, but the hedge exploded with growth and they're not getting much sun.  If the landscapers don't trim the hedges next time, I'll just get a pair and do it myself.  You can't even see out the front windows anymore! Normally our apartment manager is really good about making sure they keep after the hedges.

Vegetables, We only have a small spot on our front porch that gets plenty of sun and we're going to do a few container plants.  At least two tomato plants, some green onions, and I'd like a small herb garden.  We need to get some cages or wire to go over top, lots of birds, coons, cats and other neighborhood critters.  If it goes well this year, we'll try to expand!

Do dead things count?

Brandy:

Do dead things count?

Sure, isn't that "growing fertilizer?"

haha Brandy ROFL! Yes they should count!

We have/will have planted: potatoes, onions, peas, gr beans, sweet corn, field corn, indian corn, summer squash, winter squash, cucumbers, eggplant, watermelon, cantelope, radishes, carrots, peppers, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, lettuces and spinach, okra, pumpkins, tomatillo.

That's all I can think of.