Finally Friday!

This week we were graced here in The Netherlands with a Thursday holiday. Not a holiday when you have garden to catch up on still from three weeks of vacation and a Hubby that works on the holiday!

At least the weather felt a bit more like holiday weather with sun beating down on my face and neck as I tackled the weeds.

I finally finished this morning and now can spend the weekend relaxing.😂🤣 Anyone of you who has ever had a garden is now laughing at that last statement, very well, I will try to do less this weekend in the garden.

Here are a few photos and videos of how it looks right now. Enjoy!

From the back of my garden towards the front.

One of two Aalsmeer climbing beans. I got these last year from my volunteer job at the Historic Garden, Aalsmeer. The other one doesn’t look great as the slugs have been busy eating it!

Best of my broccoli plants. Again slugs have been eating everything…

From my strawberry plants to the front of my garden.

What happens when you plant an entire pumpkin?

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10 Comments

Brad M May 19, 2023 at 12:12 pm

Very nice garden photos. They remind me of my grandma’s garden when I was much younger. I can almost taste the strawberries.

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1. The Cedar Journal May 19, 2023 at 1:08 pm
  
  I can’t wait to see them turn Red.😊 Thanks for stopping to comment Brad.
  
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Minnesota Prairie Roots May 19, 2023 at 3:08 pm

There are so many things to like about your gardens: iris, allium, strawberries, broccoli, but most of all, your love for gardening!

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1. The Cedar Journal May 20, 2023 at 5:11 pm
  
  You forgot to mention, rough hands, tired backs, nails that are always dirty… oh sorry… you mentioned things that you must like.😂🤣 I wouldn’t trade this gift of nature for all the money in the World! Honest truth.😊🌱🌱🌱🦋🦋🥦🥬🥗🥒
  
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Ann Coleman May 21, 2023 at 2:03 am

You are a gifted gardener!

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1. The Cedar Journal May 21, 2023 at 3:38 pm
  
  Thanks Ann. It runs from passion to possible insanity when it comes to my gardening. Some people call that a hobby…hummm… 😊
  
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kayak2016blog May 21, 2023 at 8:53 pm

I love (and envy!) your white iris. At my house, iris of any kind don’t think they have enough sunlight.

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1. The Cedar Journal May 22, 2023 at 7:34 pm
  
  Ahhh…that is sad that they don’t seem to survive at your location. Funny how plants can be great in one location and not a darn in another. I even have to more plants around my garden to make the happy sometimes.😊🌱
  
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doerfpub May 24, 2023 at 4:21 am

I was forbidden from being anywhere near my mother’s plants – I was pretty much the kiss of death. I always feel sorry for any poor green soul that is sentenced to our house to die. On the other hand, your plants look wonderful – damn those slugs!

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1. The Cedar Journal May 24, 2023 at 7:14 am
  
  😂🤣 I know, some people are not plant people… I think it is Mother Nature’s way of balancing things out.
  I have given up on the slugs… I guess I will have to find a way to live with them.
  
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