Garden Portraits and 100th Post!

It's my 100th post! I'm not what you'd call a very prolific blogger so it's taken me a while to get here since I began blogging in October of last year!

There's a certain satisfaction that comes with growing vegetables and it's something that is not very easy to do when you're surrounded by huge Sugar Maple trees. Also, the spaces I do have to grow vegetables I would prefer to use to grow flowers.


However, this year, I decided to try growing Sugar Snap Peas on one area of the fence and I picked my first harvest this week. They tasted so good right off the vine it was hard to save enough to bring inside!


I love the fresh flavor of raw peas so I just decided to use them in my salad last night. A little balsamic vinaigrette (Newman's Own Organic) topped off the fresh flavors. Nothing like eating the fruits of your labor to make you smile!




Here is a collage of some of my clematis that are also making me smile this week.


From top left, going clockwise, you see Maria Cornelia, Hagley Hybrid, Romantica, Blue Light with Piilu in the center.

My peas, clematis and I are joining Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday. Please visit Susan's lovely blog to see the rest of the wonderful outdoor posts!


I hope you will join me and my garden for a party the weekend of July 18-19! Share your gardens, garden-inspired tablescapes or garden-fresh recipes!


Also, please see my sidebar for Kitchen Bouquet's "Ice Cream Social" event on the weekend of July 11-12. It will be delicious!