The chairs in the garden have been put to good use. Each day after work, I head to the garden to see what's new. I've been lucky so far in that there hasn't been any hail so the garden beds have become a jungle; one that is producing vegetables by the bucketful.

When I created the garden six years ago, I opted for garden beds. I'm glad that I did. They came with frost covers so crops could be started early. I tried that this growing season and have been rewarded.

The beds contain potatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, cucumbers, peas, purple beans, beets, lettuce, two types of onions and scarlet runner beans. I planted cherry tomatoes, ground cherries and cucumbers in planters as well. The crop has been bountiful.

When I get home from work, I grab a cup of coffee head out to the chairs that sit amidst the plants and shrubs. From that vantage point I can see and hear the bees that are pollinating the blossoms and the hummingbirds that feed off the red flowers on the scarlet runner beans. Butterflies flit from container of flowers to the flower beds. There is so much activity!

The garden has given me much joy as I watch it grow. It is exciting to see the progression up the trellises and the growth of the fruit and vegetables. 

This week the pumpkins have had growth spurt. I could see the difference in them each day so decided to measure one. There was a difference of 3cms in circumference in just one day!

While I sit in my garden chairs and watch nature in action, I ponder how I will change things up next year. Notes are made in the garden journal and photos are taken for reference. 

It's not every year that I have such luck with the garden growth so I will continue to take it all in as much as I can for the remainder of the summer.