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Mid-June Garden Tour

6/14/2015

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     Thought you might like a quick tour of my vegetable garden...

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     So far, we've been eating French Breakfast Radishes, lettuces, and rhubarb.  My peas are close to being ready.  I'm looking forward to a favorite Pea and Prosciutto Risotto, along with a slew of other pea recipes I've been planning to try.

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     There are two beds of Haricot Vert (slender French green beans), along with a climbing purple heirloom variety. 

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     Above is our rose arbor.  There are future plans to rebuild it since my husband says the roses are now holding up the structure. 

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   Other vegetables in the garden... red cabbage
                                                        classic and Japanese eggplant
                                                        jalapeño peppers
                                                        English cucumbers
                                                        zucchini
                                                        chioga and red beets
                                                        kale
                                                        yellow onions
                                                        asparagus

                                                        eight heirloom tomatoes
                                                        strawberries
    
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     New this year... Brussels Sprouts!

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   Also throughout the garden... sweet basil
                                                   flat and curly parsley
                                                   dill
                                                   cilantro
                                                   rosemary
                                                   sage
                                                   tarragon
                                                   chives
                                                   mint
                                                   thyme

   Bring on summer al fresco dining! 




12 Comments
Nina Lohmann
6/14/2015 07:18:59 am

Beautiful. You really have a green thumb. I know it is a lot of hard work that goes into something this beautiful.

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Eileen
6/14/2015 10:27:08 am

Thank you, Nina!

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Susan link
6/14/2015 07:42:00 am

Schoen, aber kein Eier salat?

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Eileen
6/14/2015 10:28:27 am

Nein, Susan. Kein eier salat...

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Alice Strom
6/14/2015 09:33:08 am

I have been so looking forward to seeing a glimpse of your early Spring garden after first seeing it in the Minneapolis paper last year. It was there that I was totally captured by the artful cabbage and kale arrangements that were growing as gloriously as any flower might as part of your vegetable garden. So I have bordered a flower bed with ornamental kale and purple and green cabbages and I love to watch them grow and take shape. What is that abundant vine growing in the background in the first photo? Thank you for your wonderful blog.

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Eileen
6/14/2015 10:26:30 am

Hi Alice -- It's so nice to hear that you like my garden! The vines on the fence are Edelweiss grapes; a U of MN variety.

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Janelle
6/16/2015 02:16:28 am

A glorious garden! what are the roses abundant on the arbor?

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Eileen
6/16/2015 05:12:55 am

Janelle -- The darker pink roses are William Baffin and the paler pink rose is John Davis. Both are extremely hardy in colder climates.

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Lisa in Indy
6/16/2015 04:02:03 am

Eileen, your garden is wonderful. We have a little veggie plot and a separate herb garden - where the baby bunny tries to sneak a nibble. I love this time of year for snipping fresh herbs (especially basil for a tomato and mozzarella salad) and summer tomatoes (waiting impatiently for those. Thanks for sharing! Your rose arbor/trellis is lovely.

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Eileen
6/16/2015 04:47:08 am

Hi Lisa -- We also have little bunnies sneaking nibbles (what I think I mean to say is, entire meals). The raised beds and bamboo fencing has certainly helped in that respect, but all ground-level beds have suffered. Usually, later in the summer, those plants will recover since the bunnies have more options.

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Eileen
6/19/2015 11:39:03 am

Beautiful photos of a beautiful garden! Magazine worthy layout! Love it! I know it takes a lot of work and patience to make a garden look this lovely. Thank you for sharing it.

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Eileen
6/19/2015 11:51:34 am

Hi Eileen!

Thank you!

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