Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Garden Update (6.12.13)

This week, I got an indoor/outdoor rug and a couple of patio chairs for the roof, and I've been taking my morning coffee up there. Anne sits on the rug, and I sip my coffee, and it is completely worth the three flights of stairs I have to climb to get there.

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

This morning I was looking at the tall, tall pea plants, laden with peas and flowers, and thinking about what to do with those pots when the peas succumb to the summer heat in a few weeks. I'm really going to miss those leafy green vines! They're so pretty.

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Gardening is like tandem painting with God. I do a little work, a little planting, watering, thinning, fertilizing. Then I leave for a day or two and come back up to see what my Partner has added to my work. He provides the sunshine, rain, and all of the magic that happens when plants grow and bloom and flourish. The garden never stops changing, and needing to be changed.

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

When your garden is on the roof and there's no hose up there, you have to lug watering cans up the stairs (or hope it rains a lot). I was very excited to see a big rain storm in the forecast for this afternoon and evening, until I noticed another little detail: possible damaging hail. Pretty frustrating, but I'm feeling thankful for meteorologists (and my friend who alerted me of the hail warning!). All the plants are safely in the stairwell until the threat is past. I'm hoping the hail dies down before the rain; I would gladly drag all those babies out in a downpour if I thought they'd get a good soak without my having to bring them water. Plus... playing out in the rain is fun.

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

Garden 6.12.13 | coppertopkitchen.blogspot.com

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