Humble Garden

I've wanted a garden for a long time. I love the idea of walking to your yard and picking what you need for dinner. Because our house is in progress and I am sure always will be, the thought of actually planting a real garden and deciding in what part of our yard to do so was absolutely overwhelming, so we decided this year on a potted garden. We heard for the first time this year about the tradition of planting on Good Friday as a symbol of Christ going in the ground and of course that He resurrected and brings us new life. So we shopped for vegetables we thought were manageable (and had already started growing rather than coming from a seed) and planted away. For this year, we decided to limit ourselves to Romaine lettuce, two types of tomatoes, bell peppers, and jalapenos. We were also given a cucumber plant. We've already started eating some of the lettuce and the tomatoes are budding quite nicely. It is so neat to witness the growth and life of these plants in season and how quickly they do so. As we get better at this and make time for it, I really want to add some fruits and maybe trees eventually. My next plan is blueberries in the fall. My ultimate dream is to have a backyard full of all sorts of fruit trees that I can pick and make jam with, as well as a clothes line to dry clothes, and lots of kiddos running around. One step at a time though, and right now these few potted vegetables are enough for me.