•May 4, 2016•

Kim Riedel
NP Guest Columnist

May is a wonderful time of year…continuing to see the changes in all the gardens around. I love getting home from work in the mornings and walking through my garden to observe all the changes that it has gone through over the past several weeks, and seeing the small fruit on the peach and almond trees and remembering the hopes that I had for the blossoms to make it through the freezing temperatures and the storms during April’s changing weather. I am anxiously watching the new buds on the berries and grapes appear and reach upward preparing to open, visually taking in all the new growth on the plants and hoping for an amazing and prosperous year for my garden. I have been keeping an eye on the swelling buds on my rose bushes and have a secret hope that I might have a rose blooming on Mother’s Day. The nurturing feelings are being pulled out of me, and the desires to create a beautiful and abundant garden are growing.

Vegetable gardens that have been planned are now in progress. I am creating a new garden by using the old and reliable varieties, yet adding in some new varieties to add some curiosity for unknown outcomes. I love testing different gardening ideas whether it be vertical gardening, square foot gardening, companion planting, lasagna gardening or theme gardens. Trying out different methods and ways to garden keeps my interest sharp all year while observing differences as they may occur. Testing a little here and a little there can get you to enjoy a different way of gardening that will be with you for years.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.