Last spring, Mike fenced off a corner in our backyard, and we planted a little container garden with flowers and herbs. We added a Saint Francis statue (with a small bird bath and a solar light), a bird feeder, a big pile of dirt for digging and playing with trucks, a bubble machine, and some solar dragonfly lights. Elsewhere in the backyard, in lovely, large red pots, we also planted a nectarine tree from a nursery and a peach tree from our friend Stephanie. I called it our “Explore & Discover Garden.” 🙂 We got off to a really late start last year, not doing any planting until Easter. Mike and Matthew (28-months-old at the time) did all of the actual planting while Adelaide (10-months-old then) and I supervised. 😉

This year, we’re trying to do a little better by planning now and shooting to plant mid-March. In fact, it’s been hard NOT to plan as I think we all have spring fever around here.

So, welcome to our family garden…where the Messy Blessings family is growing together.