The cherries are coming

See the big tree in the middle? My Princess is right under it...Need to look closer? Can you see them? Not all of them are red yet, but the ones that are..

They are beautiful!

They are so delicious too...if you can reach them...

If the birds and squirrels get to them before we do, well, we'll just hope we get some plums first. ;-)

The plum is a dwarf, and we can all reach up and pick from it, the cherry was here way before us, and

it is not a dwarf variety. It is also on it's "last legs" according to our arborist, but neither of us can ever

bring ourselves to cut it down. Yes, it shades the tomatoes and such, but it is so pretty, and we always have high hopes that we will get to the cherries first. When we do, it is so worth it!

In my garden

Have you all been enjoying your time in your gardens so far this spring?

We sure have in our little corner of the Garden State!

I have peas, lettuce, mustard greens,spring onions,arugula,radishes,carrots,beets,fennel,broccoli rabe, swiss chard,kale,asparagus,garlic, and onions in the ground.

I have broccoli,cauliflower,brussel sprouts and potatoes ready to go in.

I love being in the yard during spring..all the trees are flowering and lovely.

What do you have started? Planned? Planted?

Garden State Depression Glass Club Sale Show

The Garden State Depression Glass Club is having their 32nd Semi-Annual
Depression Glass Show and Sale on March 3rd and 4th 2012.
The Show/Sale is held at the Lakeview School at 10 Oak Drive in Edison, New Jersey.
The school is located behind the lake in Roosevelt Park.
Show Hours are  11am-5pm on Saturday and 11am-4pm on Sunday
Admission is $5.00 

There is a club display, this year it is milk glass!  (my fave)
The raffle prize is for a service for 4 of green "Block Optic"

There are always light refreshments available for sale.

The show is presented by The Garden State Depression Glass Club
If you wish to contact them for more information you can do so at P.O. Box 344, Metuchen ,N.J. 08840
Telephone (609) 240-3765
thelegantable@verizon.net

 The show features Depression Era Glassware,Pottery and China.
My Princess loves talking to the vendors about the pieces they love the most and we always find something we "need" to add to our collection. ;-)

Here is what we are growing

Raspberries ... Peas...onions..shallots..

hostas

Some tomatoes died...but we started more..

Princess picked out some flowers..

OK..We have a lot more growing on around here now, but I have been busy gardening

and there has been no blog time. I will try to get caught up soon.

Spring

Does it feel like Spring to you? Here in our little corner of the Garden State you can feel it in the air.

The trees are budding up.

The bulbs are coming up all over the place.

The Ground Hog has made an appearance.

And yes...

we got a bit more snow....

It's ok, we brought a few branches inside after pruning the plum trees this past weekend

and so even with some snow on the ground...it's Spring here.

I hope you are feeling it too!

The Luck of the Irish

Spring is just around the corner... Farmer Dad was talking about taking out our cedar trees. I'm hoping he won't.

Princess loves picking out what kind of flowers to plant in her first pair

or rain boots. You can hardly see the frogs anymore. :-(

Farmer Dad moved my Grandfather's old water fountain where the

little cherry tree was (it did not make it through the winter).

We are planning on getting a solar pump for it.

We all spent the last two afternoons raking and weeding the yard.

Princess and I picked up some flowers and seed potatoes and asparagus

and peas. We also got a replacement cherry tree.

Normally I would have planted my peas today, but I didn't have any.

That is why we have Saturdays. ;-)

Happy Spring...Happy Planting!!

May the Luck of the Irish be with you all!!

Spring is just around the corner...

Happy New Year

It feels like it has been snowing all 2011.

It has been cold,cold,cold.

The hope of Spring is in the air ...

the seeds have begun to arrive.

Did you order anything new this year?

Happy Birthday to Me

Edited to add B-Day photos....

Yes, it's my Birthday!!! It is a glorious day in the Garden State..blue skies, sunshine,cool enough

to work in the garden, but warm enough to sit and do nothing.

Farmer Dad surprised me with a depression glass pitcher in amber..with

some weird colored flowers in it this morning.

My brother-in-law and his wife and daughter

stopped by for pitcher of bloody marys, they gave me a gorgeous pair of earrings as well and the kids played outside all day except for when

they took a ride to buy my b-day cake with Farmer Dad.I took the time to sit with a favorite book and a cup of tea I have been swamped with love over here, as the e-mails and phone calls keep coming..heaping birthday wishes and love all over me.

I will post pictures soon from today, in the meanwhile..here are some pics from around our little corner of the Garden State from this week....

There is one piece of chocolate cake left...

sitting on his vintage melmac I scored off freecycle....so cheery to me!

April in the Garden State

We have been busy here getting the garden beds ready for planting watching the return of all the lovely polinators..

moved the mini green house

watching the flowers pop out..

doesn't the sun feel good?

Some pictures from the last sunny day here

The rain has finally stopped, but now everything is soggy, so I bring you some
photos of blooms on the last sunny day..enjoy!

Thank you for stopping by to visit our little corner of the Garden State.

I am hoping to hit the Community Plots this weekend, I'll post pics of that and the peas

when I come back inside. (hugs)KateinNJ

What happens when I don't have time to blog

grab a slice of birthday cake and a cup of tea and join me as I stroll
around our little corner of the Garden State to see what's growing and blooming. In the veg patch

radishes,beets and peas ..oh my!

for Zilla....carrots..Purple Haze

for Ange..some succulent asparagus thrusting up out of the ground....

Even the trees are blooming..here is my favorite "borrowed view"

sedum,"Autumn Joy" getting ready to impress

under the cedar trees

hostas poke up from the ground

plants long dormant over the winter spring out of the ground

bulbs put on a good show

Princess uses her new watering can (Thanks to the Easter Bunny)

to water the potted plants

the bushes are getting, well, bushy again.

I will be back tomorrow with more updates, and another bit of our little corner of the Garden State. Thanks for joining me..hope you liked the cake (Princess made it all by herself!)