Getting Back Out In The Garden

Things haven't really started growing yet, but I feel it coming closer and closer everyday.  I have a friend who just planted her spring veggies.  I'm not quite ready for a spring garden yet.  I wish I was.  I just usually don't have my act together in time.

But today we finished pruning the apple espaliers

This was from a few years ago.  Right now they just look like twigs.  :D

and pruning and training the grapes 

to grow up the pergolas.

From last fall.  The first time we had grapes on them!  And they were TASTY!!!

I'm trying to convince my husband to get rid of the hot tub {that needs a new motor, that we haven't fixed for over two years!} so that I can place some new garden boxes on the patio to grow more food.  I want four of these {ideally}, in the bronze finish.

Self-Watering Raised Bed, in Bronze

I really love the idea of self-watering containers.  I want to switch all my pots and planters out to them so that when I take off on vacation I don't have to worry about getting someone to water my plants for me. It's a brilliant idea I tell you!  Plus, I hear that plants do really well in them.

Food prices are going up again but I love the feeling of being able to grow and provide food for my family.  It's a nice feeling.