5 Things To Do In The Garden While Rain Is Ongoing

It's been raining for a couple of days down here and according to the weather forecast, it will continue to do so until late Thursday or Friday. Luckily it's a soft gentle rain. It's wet enough to soak the garden, but it doesn't make it uncomfortable to walk outside.

So once I was done lazying around the house and reading a newly launched ebook by a writer friend (what's rain with a book, a good cup of tea/coffee and freshly baked scones),  I got kitted up in a raincoat and went outside to see to:

Time In The Garden Was Soothing

Yesterday I was feeling out of sorts for various reasons, so I've been waging war on the weeds in my garden. I needed the exercise and the therapy that I get from working with the soil.

Spending time in the garden was soothing

These plants bring forth a beautifu showing in the evening/at night

Hardy marigolds that survived soil that's not ideal, heat and drought

The Birth Of My Food Forest

Apricot Tree Pic Source: Whole Foods Market

The other day when I was going to town to do some shopping, I saw a couple of guys at a street corner selling plants just outside the village.

Of course I had to stop to check the merchandise. A woman can never have too many plants:-)

Among their stock, they had a couple of fruit trees.: apple, apricot, peach, red grape, white grape, pear and plum trees.

More importantly, their prices were very reasonable. So I placed an order, to be delivered at my house.