Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Jackson Park 🌸
#CherryBlossoms #JacksonPark #SpringBlooms #NatureMoment #RelaxAndGarden

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Jackson Park 🌸
If you’ve been thinking about going, now’s the time.
#CherryBlossoms #JacksonPark #SpringBlooms #NatureMoment #RelaxAndGarden

My asparagus is finally pencil thick this year 🌱
Definitely going to be able to harvest this one 😁

#Asparagus #VegetableGarden #GrowYourOwn #GardenProgress #RelaxAndGarden

First leaves on the apple tree 🍎☺️

#AppleTree #SpringGarden #GardenLife #GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden

Cardinal singing 🎶
Spring buds are starting to appear, a little hint of what’s to come. 🌱

#Cardinal #SpringBuds #BackyardBirds #NatureMoment #RelaxAndGarden

Found these tiny little blue flowers while walking through the grass with my kids 💙
Smaller than my nail but so pretty.

#Wildflowers #NatureWalk #LittleThings #SpringNature #RelaxAndGarden

Brussels sprouts are planted in their pots🌱

Now we wait and watch them grow.

#BrusselsSprouts #GrowBags #VegetableGarden #SpringGarden #RelaxAndGarden

Good morning ☀️
My garlic is finally starting to peek through 🌱🧄
Little signs of growth never get old.

#Garlic #SpringGarden #GrowYourOwn #GardenLife #RelaxAndGarden

My Shasta daisies are just starting to emerge 🌱
I’ll be moving them to a pot this year, they don’t like the heavy clay soil and need more sun.

#ShastaDaisy #GardenUpdate #SpringGarden #GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden

Loving the leaves on my Black Hungarian peppers 🖤

I can't get over how pretty these are, I can't wait to plant them outside😁
#BlackHungarianPepper #PepperPlants #GardenBeauty #GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden

Good morning ☀️
Lettuce seedlings are potted up and getting their first time outside 🥬
Slowly getting them ready for the season ahead.

#Lettuce #SpringGarden #SeedStarting #GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden

Brussels sprouts are finally getting some outdoor sun 🌞
Time to harden them off and let them get used to some sun and fresh air! 🌱

#BrusselsSprouts #VegetableGarden #SpringGarden #GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden

When I got home from work today, I noticed the crocuses and netted iris starting to form a little purple carpet in my front bed 💜
What a perfect sight for the first day of spring 🌱

#FirstDayOfSpring #SpringBlooms #Crocus #gardenlife #RelaxAndGarden

Started my compost today 🍂

So excited to turn scraps into rich, healthy soil for the garden ♻️

#CompostLife #GardenMagic #GrowYourOwn
#SoilLove #RelaxAndGarden

Chives are popping up 🌱
They’re really enjoying this rain we’re getting.
It’s 57° right now, but we’re supposed to drop below freezing for the next couple days.
#SpringGarden #RainyGarden #RelaxAndGarden

Tiny new leaves on the strawberry plants 🍓🌱
Sunday night is supposed to drop to 10°F, so I’ll be covering them.
How do you protect your strawberries from a late freeze?

#StrawberryPlants #SpringGarden #FrostProtection #GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden

Upgraded some of my garden beds
The old wooden ones were starting to fall apart, so I switched them out for steel.
The last bed is staying for now, it has garlic I planted in the fall along with some cilantro and peas 🌱 I’ll swap that one out later in the season.
#GardenProgress
#RelaxAndGarden

We got quite a bit of rain last night 🌧️
The mallards seemed to be enjoying the extra water at the forest preserve 🦆

#Mallards #ForestPreserve #NatureMoment #AfterTheRain #RelaxAndGarden

My overwintered pepper plant is doing great under the grow lights in the basement 🌶️
It’s already starting to grow peppers again!

#Overwintering #PepperPlant #GrowLights
#GardenLife #RelaxAndGarden

72° today, so I’m taking advantage of the beautiful weather and getting some yard work done ☀️
Some of my garden beds are falling apart, so I’m switching them out for steel ones.

#GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden #zone6a

Peas are officially in the ground 🌱
One of the first signs that the garden season has started.

#PlantingPeas #CoolSeasonCrops #SpringGarden #GrowYourOwn #RelaxAndGarden

My herbs are sprouting 🌱😁

#HerbGarden #GrowYourOwn #GardenHerbs #SeedStarting #RelaxAndGarden #zone6a

Herb garden progress 🌿
Cooking and tea herbs are sprouting 🌱

#HerbGarden #GrowYourOwn #GardenHerbs #SeedStarting
#RelaxAndGarden

Good morning ☘️
Sometimes the smallest flowers are the most beautiful.
#Oxalis #ShamrockPlant
#NatureCloseUp #RelaxAndGarden

Leeks and onions coming along 🌱
#OnionSeedlings #leeks #SeedStarting
#Zone6a #RelaxAndGarden

Little signs of growth never get old 🌱#BrusselsSprouts #SeedStarting #Zone6a #RelaxAndGarden

San Marzano tomatoes are new in my garden this year 🍅
I can’t wait to harvest them and make homemade sauce 🤤

#Zone6a #GardenLife #RelaxAndGarden

Good morning 💙

Siberian squill at the Chicago Botanic Garden last spring.

21 days until we start seeing these little carpets of blue again 🌱

#SiberianSquill #zone6a #ChicagoBotanicGarden
#SpringIsComing #RelaxAndGarden

A little morning serenade from my front tree❤️🐦

#GoodMorning #Cardinal #BackyardBirds #NatureSounds #RelaxAndGarden

A northern cardinal and house finches stopped by for lunch ❤️🐦
#BackyardBirds #Cardinal
#HouseFinch #RelaxAndGarden