Lilies in Bloom.

Some Of Our Flowers.

Petunias, a geranium that's about to flower and some rosemary hiding behind the two.

Asiatic lilies, Cancun variety. One of my favourites.

Asiatic again.

Foxtail lilies, appropriate name.

Foxtails again.

The petunias, geraniums and rosemary again with some basil. All started from seed.

The very first daylily. Daylily flowers are actually edible, although if you scour the Internet you will come across cautionary tales suggesting they should not be consumed in large amounts. It seems after overzealous consumption some have found slight gastric distress to follow. I have yet to try them myself, for the duration they are in bloom I have seem to have more than enough items ready in the garden that require eating.

Ooops, who dug up more baby potatoes? They are amazing. 

Baby mesclun mix lettuce also resists the urge to bolt quite well. It can be grown in the shadier corners of your garden, requiring only about 6-8 hours light in a day. Sow it thickly, as it doesn't need much room to grow.

Beautiful Romaine.

Romaine is a fantastic lettuce to grow for the duration of your growing season. It may be less likely to bolt during hot summer days than other varieties. Lettuce should be planted in succession for a constant supply.

Scallions or Green Onions.

The green onions are ready. You can plant them as soon as the soil can be worked, we planted ours early in April. They do really well and require very little space to grow. I save odd little corners and nooks to plant green onions, as they can be planted quite close together. I then plant them in succession all summer for a constant supply. You can even plant some early in the fall to 'overwinter' and use in the early spring. I like having lots of green onions this time of year since storing onions are less than fresh and usually starting to sprout at this time. I use the green onions as my main onions until the other onions are ready closer to the fall. Earlier in the spring I use chives where I would use onions. Change is always nice.

We have been enjoying lots of these beauties over the last few weeks. With a little care, strawberries are extremely easy to grow and enjoy in your backyard. The plus side, no pesticides are needed.

Stole some early carrots I had left too close together for this purpose. Carrots are one of my favourite veggies to eat straight from the garden. A quick wash and they are ready to go.