It's planting time again!!

This past weekend, Steven and I worked in our yard on a couple projects. First, we planted our very first garden! We did have tomatoes in a little bed last year, but this year we have an official raised bed garden, thanks to my handy Daddy and Pawpaw! Also, I stripped the pansies from the flower bed in front of our house and replaced them with marigolds and lantana. I've never tried lantana or marigolds in the ground (I've worked with them in pots), so I look forward to seeing how they turn out!

Here are some pictures of our projects:

Daddy and Pawpaw worked hard to put together our raised beds! Thank you both SO much!!!


After 10 bags of dirt and 10 bags of manure compost, our beds were filled up! Here is our garden on it's very first day of life: (We planted squash, zucchini, peppers, green beans, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and spinach, along with some marigolds to help keep the bugs away!)


I love planting annuals in our front flower bed and watching them grow throughout the season. I'm hoping for a great show of orange and red this year with tangerine lantana, marigolds, and my red-orange asiatic lilies (which should bloom in the next week or so!) Here's the start of the season for that bed:



This is just the start! I'll be posting more pictures as these beauties grow!