Happy July!

I went over to the garden today.  I've been sort of slacking in my garden duties for the past two weeks, but we've had plenty of rain, so I  haven't been too worried about it.  Ah, the weeds!  The weeds in the vegetable garden are nuts.  We need to have a weeding party soon.  I picked some beets and there are more to be had.  The lettuces are done, but there are other greens too.  Help yourself.  I'll be in on Tuesday to do some weeding and cleaning up.

On my way to school, I stopped by Southern States.  They're having a sale on bushes and trees this weekend if you're in the market for some.  I picked up two nice butterfly bushes for the flower bed, a white one, and a light purple one.  They seem to like their new home in our flower bed.

Speaking of which, the flower bed looks just spectacular right now.  You all should go check it out.  The lilies, cone flowers, daisies and new butterfly bushes are in bloom.  It'll be interesting to see how they expand in the next few years.  There's still plenty of room for more stuff, too.

In other news, there are apples on our lone apple tree.  Six to be precise.  The weight of the fruit is starting to weigh the tree to the side a bit so I'll be tying it up with stakes this coming week as well.  Also, there's a garden shed in our future!  I really can't tell you how happy I'll be to be able to store stuff at school in a safe and secure place and not have to run tools back and forth from home.  I think it'll make my ability to do school projects in the garden much easier.  Also, it'll give us a space to get out of the blazing sun.  Ms. Jones and I are also talking about putting a pavilion space out there where classes could work outside in a sheltered area.

In that same vein of thought, that fence we have is really starting to get on my last nerve.  To be frank, it's ugly.  I talked briefly about it with Mr. V. a month or so back.  He's willing to buy a side of the fence.  Anyone else want to step up?  I'm thinking a picket fence that the kids could decorate (tastefully) and allows teachers to keep an eye on what's happening over there.  It doesn't need to be very high, as we really don't seem to have any animal issues (knock on wood this should continue), but something that will block soccer balls from rolling through the plants.

That's it for now.  I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend.  I'll be in the garden next Tuesday and Friday if you want to get your hands dirty.