My First Day in the Garden

I sat for a minute deciding where to start and the easy choice was to clear out the biggest planters first.

  I took a break to check on a few things with my phone before getting back to work.

I had another long planter moved over and filled one long planter and one of the round ones with peas, carrots and flowers. It felt like a good start to me.

Resurrecting the Garden

It was Easter Sunday so I thought "what better time to see what comes back and what doesn't come back to life out in my garden this year"

I'd been indoors since last fall and was very happy to be outside again with the wheelchair. This daffodil was the very first thing
to bloom this season.

As you can see, we've got a LOT of work ahead of us before this space will be a garden again.

These will be our "before" pictures. You may see some of them again as the season progresses and we want to showcase the changes.

Indoor Herb Garden

The basil and dill are growing so much faster than a person can use them that I've begun harvesting and drying them for future use.

Sometimes it seems to grow an inch or more overnight. Really amazing and fun to watch.

Watercolors and Drawings

Watercolors and Drawings

Some of them are better than others. Decorating my
mail is a good way to get some practice and stay in touch with my art supplies so I'll be in a good place if inspiration does strike.

 These are watercolors.

 This colored pencil drawing is in an old sketchbook that I decided to start using again.

The same for these mixed media Iris.

I tried something a bit different with pieces of an old greeting card. I just began drawing some of the patterns in it that caught my eye and found some different ways to combine them.

After that I went back to mixed media approaches to greeting cards.

Daffodils

 Inspiration Photo

 My Watercolor Version of the Design

More Work Inspired by Garden Catalogs

Still Waiting for Spring

The lettuce has come and gone is my hydroponic planter and I'm now growing basil, dill and parsley.
I've already clipped the dill back once to add to a cream of broccoli soup. And may start using some of the basil soon for a bit of Italian cooking.

As you can see out the window over my work area it will be a while yet before I plant anything outdoors. Believe it or not they've got snow in the forecast for later this week!

Gotta get some use out of the garden catalogs that keep popping out of my mailbox so I've been using them to improve my drawing and watercolor painting skills.

This photo the catalog clipping is at the top, with my watercolor below it and a marker drawing on the envelope. When the card is folded the catalog picture will be on the back of it.