Tara Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 7:00AM 
The last of the dahlias have been cut from the garden. They are quite the showy garden flowers this time with huge blossoms. I almost muted this photo while processing it but just love the vibrant color of these blossoms... there will be enough muted tones in the seasons ahead. That vivid pink is so cheerful to see while drinking my morning coffee.
Tara Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 7:51AM 
So the August Break is coming to an end. August was a particularly stressful and busy month for me and participating in the Break with a focus on image based posts ended up being such a relief... it made keeping this space relatively up to date almost doable. I am thinking that I will do more of the image focused / light on words posts going forward... it is fun to share what is a focus in my viewfinder.
The tomatoes are ripening in our garden... I hear that they taste wonderful with a dash of salt n pepper. (I don't eat raw tomatoes but the husband does.) I can say first hand that they taste wonderful in a fresh tomato sauce and I am looking forward to making a pizza with them. I love having a garden.
august break, grow, summer, urban garden Tara Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 7:43AM
The garlic that I planted this spring and that sprouted upwards quickly has been harvested and cured... we used some for dinner last night and while they are small they have pretty excellent flavor.
august break, grow, urban garden Tara Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 7:55AM 
I have been snooping in the garden... there are lots of baby tomatoes! They are going to make such yummy pasta and pizza sauce.
grow, urban garden Tara Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 4:57PM 
After the Memorial Day weekend getaway and finishing off the spring crops, we planted our summer crops in our tiny little garden. I have to say, I am pleasantly surprised that our tomatoes are still standing. Not because of neglect but because of the crazy weather. The first week they went permanently outside was the week we went from 100 degrees to 50 degrees, then there was the storm with major winds that had everything in our garden going sideways (I put a little stake next to the tomatoes after that to help them go back upright), then we had hail last night... but they are still hanging on.
We did our initial planning way back when there was still snow on the ground but the plan is still evolving. Just last weekend I decided that we needed to add something pretty to help hid the ugly metal fence (ahh rentals) so added some cosmo and morning glory seeds. It is pretty late so we will see how they do. Our cucumber seedling was attacked by bunnies... so I planted fresh seeds and decided to see if it could grow in a container (it is a smaller variety)... lots of trials going on in this little urban garden.
Our backyard is a smaller than normal city backyard (for our type of building) as the garage was extended to be connected, taking over half of the outdoor space. But we are trying to make the most of what is there. And spend as much time out there as possible. I kind of like that short moment when we get home from the gym and start watering and weeding the garden... it is peaceful.
Growing in our garden right now:
Just enough variety for summer eating, canning/preserving and maybe even helping that blah backyard look almost pretty.
grow, urban garden in Living Well 
