Guess you cant be a gardener without getting dirt under your nails...

Not my hands but mine looked bad, I keep forgetting my gloves!

Been outside today working in the garden. Its bright and sunny but not as hot as yesterday. So its perfect for being out there. I have things I have to transplant from my back deck to my garden and Ive been putting it off with all the canning Ive been doing. So today I decided to get started.

Its hard tho. I sat outside on my deck after breakfast. Beautiful sunny day, big puffy white clouds (saw one that looked like a dragon!) and deep blue sky. Its warm in the sun and yet there's a bit of a breeze blowing. And I looked at the plants as I sat there soaking in nature and thought to myself. WTF are you doin? lol Things are dying out here, your so busy with everything else your letting your Eden croak!

And so I transplanted the shallots and basil I had in a container to the main garden. Don't know what will survive being end of summer. I did it with the onions last week and they look ok. And the regular basil is doing much better now too. So I figure these will survive. While I was at it I grabbed two bulbs of garlic from my kitchen. I broke apart the cloves and planted them by my pepper plants. Lets see if they grow. I see garden sites selling this now to plant in the fall to get some next yr. Its one grand experiment here this yr. 

 Big planter in front with mint and petunias, coffee mug planter far right on top of pointed raised bed.

I brought the big coffee mug planter out with the forget-me-nots and thyme in it. I was going to transplant it but it looks so pretty . I decided to just put the whole container at the point of that one raised bed to soften it. Not sure it will stay there but for now its nice.  I also planted the large leaf tarragon, it was getting pot bound. I still have some herbs in pots to move around too.

I was strolling thru a website where I buy some things and saw this armillary. (early astronomical device for representing the great circles of the heavens, including in the most elaborate instruments the horizon, meridian, Equator, tropics, polar circles, and an ecliptic hoop. The sphere is a skeleton celestial globe, with circles divided into degrees for angular measurement. In the 17th and 18th centuries such models—either suspended, rested on a stand, or affixed to a handle)

 It was on sale at a pretty good price but I just kept passing it by. I found a 20% coupon tho and went back. It was still in stock so I ordered it. I'm trying to break up the big expanse of flat boxes. I want to add some garden art too. And so I ordered it and it came the other day. Its not as big as I thought but I like it. I had to put a planter in the bottom of it as it was too light and the thing would leak some dirt. And for now I just have some pansies in it cuz that's all I could find. When I get something that will climb, next yr. Ill put it here. I think it will look gorgeous as you walk into my yard, with pretty climbing flowers.

Now if I could just get my dog to pee somewhere else I would be happy. Shes doing it right at the bottom of my front steps and it stinks. Grrrrrrrr So for now I sprinkled baking soda till I get to the store for some lime. I have to figure out how to get her to go elsewhere. Still need some stakes tho for the pea shoots a friend started for me. And some stakes for my raspberries. 

 That's my raspberry bush. Its actually starting to get flowers and raspberries!! Can you see them? Wont be much this yr but it looks like I found a good spot for them. Next yr. should be even better.