After two days oof heavy labor, I removed the 15-year-old wood herb garden beds and replaced them with new steel beds. It required a lot more labor had I had planned, much of which was caused by the invasive garlic chives.

I am not sure I like the look of the new beds, but the cost was much less than rebuilding the previous structure in Cedar, and I would have had to haul the wood or pay for delivery. I’ll figure out something to make the beds look better. There is definitely more useful space. Tomorrow I’ll buy bags of compost or soil to finish filling up the beds and get the new herbs (and flowers) planted. I still hope to have the gardens done by Memorial Day, which is Monday. The only other major project is to clean out the blackberry patch, which is scheduled for Sunday. Monday, Memorial Day, we are going to Jared’s to celebrate Annabelle’s 7th birthday and to celebrate the beginning of summer and the completion of my gardens.