Spring at the Burgess's Home

I have fallen so far behind on the posts that I have wanted to make. We invested in a new camera and I have been taking pictures with every intention to feature them here. Well I am going to endeavor to make posts more often. Here goes some photos that go back to Spring!!!

 Here is my husband, Joseph at the kitchen table. He is deservedly proud of his baking accomplishment.

Here are Joe's delicious Easter hot cross buns. He made these for  St Anne's coffee hour. Those daffodils were in bloom at Easter, This is the first time that I have seen flowers in my yard in bloom in MN at Easter.


When we moved here, we gave up our 2.5 acres that we had in Virginia. After years of being in the garden club, I was determined to take this small yard and transition it into a potential cutting garden. I just love bringing in fresh flowers from the garden to make bouquets.
This year the garden reached it's apogee of bloom on May27th when I shot all of the these photos.

This lovely clamatis is on the side of the house

I was so delighted to find a southern stalwart .
A wisteria that can survive in zone 4.

We live on the corner. For privacy I asked joe to make this low stone wall and pergola.
The wisteria provides the privacy we sought.

At the front door there are two climbing roses. Knowing that the yard was small I thought why not go vertical.

This year we decided not to grow vegetables in our  wee garden.
We filled the beds with herbs.
I love to preserve my herbs. Each year I make pesto, herbal olive oil, herbal vinegar, herbal butters and dry the herbs.

In Virginia we delighted in growing scented geraniums . Never could find them here in MN until this year.
I made a lemon flavored cake with the lemon verbena and citrus geraniums leaves.

Here is our dog, Monique. She is a Petite Basset Griffon Vendee (PBGV)
She is in the scent hound group. Originally a rabbit hunting dog. However, because of the rabbits (which she shows no inclination to hunt) we now are growing herbs rather than vegetables.

This is under our kitchen window which faces north.
the ladies mantle likes it here. In the early spring I have a few lilies  of the valley. My mom, Dolores liked those and it always reminds me of her.

This is a bed in the front right hand corner of the yard . I just love when the poppies are in bloom. The color scheme here is where I have my hot colors.