When we first moved in we noticed a boxwood at the corner of the fence that was not on our plan, but hey it provided shade for the cats so we let it stay. Well, it just kept bothering me; it did not provide anything edible, it was big and unruly, and it smelled bad. We were finally able to dig the boxwood out (with the help of a wonderful Holly) and put in a Pomegranate (Wonderful). Its a bit small at the moment, but it will grow into the corner and provide shade for the cats and allow grapes to weave through the fence. Yaay for another milestone! Also for the front - the chickens killed all the baby artichokes so we only had one artichoke this year. The asparagus are growing well and we plan to have a much bigger harvest next year. What I'm hoping to do is put in a few more bushes (maybe blueberry?) and add lavender and rosemary to the strip near the driveway since that area seems to be pretty rocky. I'm hoping to tame that strip a bit more next year so it won't just look like a strip of overgrown oats and wheat.
And because I drank a ton of homemade chai and feel like if I have all the energy in the world... here are a ton of pictures from the front.
Pictures include - the baby pomegranate in the corner (the fuzzy pic), almonds in the tree, our braeburn apples, amish pumpkins, and the three sisters +(amish pumpkin, wapsi valley corn, home beans, and some borage)
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