They're slightly bitter though, and after a search for "why are my strawberries bitter?" on Google ("why do my strawberries suck?" didn't bring up many results), I see that the soil could be more acidic, and they could be in a raised bed instead of a container. See what the Weekend Gardener says about strawberries.
I may have to rework them for next year... this year they're going in the freezer to turn into some sugary strawberry sauce... but that's another post.
And then there are the flowers... the rose plant is very old, and very big. We really enjoy the flowers, they smell simply divine.
And the poppy-like one I have is just spectacular. Every time it blooms I gasp at it's bright red color. It's produced a lot of flowers so far, seems to be fairly happy in our cloudy cool environment. More about poppies here.
And a few more lovelies...
The other thing I completely love about the garden is growing food that we're going to eat. The spinach is doing pretty good, the lettuce is incredible. I love to have greens that are fresher than fresh just a few steps outside the back door.
Fantastic garden, fantastic life!
xoxo
S.R.W.
