My own yard - early spring

Aaron and I spent all day in the yard Saturday. Here's a good before-and-after of our progress:

Before

After

We laid down cardboard and then mixed a truckload of free compost (picked up at Frank & Sims - so grateful for this place) with some of the mulched leaves we stockpiled last fall and spread that over the cardboard. The large mass of dirt closest to the camera will home to a lot of tomato plants. I'm doing three sun golds and the rest a paste tomato called Grandma Mary's, for canning.

The little plastic domes in the tiny raised bed are protecting parsley, the only thing I've planted so far. I'm hoping to get pea, kale, spinach, and carrot seeds in the ground today or tomorrow, if the rain lets up a bit.

The green shoots in the tiny raised bed next to that one are garlic! I planted pretty late last fall and was a little worried about whether or not they would come up, but they're doing great.

I also have a bunch of tulips being green, some sorrel and chives, and some lovage, which I didn't realize would over-winter. Hostas are starting to come up, too.