Take a walk with us.

Our garden.  Our very own garden, right out the back door. 

We debated on where to put it, and decided up against the house really was the sunniest area of our yard.  After moving hundreds of daylillies and irises that were growing in unmanageable clumps, Aaron put together the lumber beds and tilled up the dirt. 

Our youngest cat, Ferb, approves of where I moved the irises.

I have to give him total credit.  Aaron designed the garden.  No, the beds are not raised, but I liked the idea of outlined beds so that we were not having to weed a whole lot of dirt.  This is manageable.  We may keep the grass, or we may put in rubber pavers in the future. This year we'll see how it goes with the grass.

Looking east in the evening.
The tomatoes will boarder the garden.
Onions, herbs, peppers, and cucumbers fill the "fingers."

Aaron ordered a critter fence from critterfence.com.  I liked this option because I can change the size of the garden anytime in the future.  (Goodness knows we won't be making it smaller any time soon!)  I also asked him for a gate and an arbor.  Aaron found a design and a tutorial from lows.com.  Our dirt is good, but we still added some fertilizer to it. 

I never dreamed I would have such a beautiful gate and arbor.
Later this summer I will be staining it a vintage blue.