These strawberries were one of my adventures this summer. I rode my power wheelchair over to a local greenhouse. Yes, I know it doesn't sound like an adventure but I had to cross about 3 blocks of very scary and uneven construction area to get there. Several times I had to rely on my husband to keep the wheelchair (and me) from tipping over.
I'm sure that sounds foolhardy to many of you but when you consider that I'm cooped up in a tiny house all winter you can see why I'm so determined.
This time I was well rewarded because what you see in that window box is just 2 plants that I got for half price that just happened to be surrounded by many runners and daughter plants. At last count it appears that I will get a full dozen plants out of this.
I like this photo because it shows the roses, iris, daisies and wild geraniums all together.
My favorite thing about this photo is that the lattice you see at the bottom is the TOP of a five foot fence which gives you a hint on just how tall part of these rosebushes are.
These are just a couple of close ups of the container garden. I'm really loving having the herbs and the flowers together.
This is just beans and marigolds. I like the idea that when the veggies are gone there will be lots of flowers to fill the planter and make the garden pretty for entertaining.
The daisies are spreading slowly but seem to be overtaken by the creeping charlie. I'd do something about it but can't reach it from my wheelchair so it's on it's own.
I did get help one day moving some of them over to the edge of my driveway so I can tend to them. I'm hoping to have better luck there.
We built this path ourselves, it's the lifeline that gets me from the house to the garden, the driveway and the rest of the world. It's just gravel but I sometimes make it magical by adding agates, bits of rounded and iridescent glass and other bits that reflect the light and make it more interesting.
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