Garden Inspiration in Maryland

My mother and I took a trip to Maryland. We left on Saturday and returned to my house late Tuesday night. The purpose of the trip was a family birthday. This little peanut turned one year old.

Have you ever seen a happier birthday girl? She loved every minute of her party. I am glad that I was able to attend.

While in Maryland, I took some inspiration from a few different gardens. This is the garden at my aunt and uncle’s house.

The beans are growing up the fence that separates the garden from the rest of the back yard. I may or may not have eaten fistfuls of sugar snap peas straight from the vine.

The plants closest to the front are mostly volunteers that came up from last summer.

There are raised beds for some of the produce.

I particularly love how my aunt used old metal chairs as tomato trellises. It is an awesome look.

My aunt also has a mature sour cherry tree in the front yard. This is what my little tree aspires to be one day. The cherry production is unbelievable. That ladder will be there throughout June until the last of the cherries is picked. We had the best sour cherry pie ever on Sunday. I wish that I had taken a picture of it. We inhaled it too quickly to even snap a quick pic.

My cousins bought their house recently.

This summer they added the garden in the front yard since the back yard is too shaded.

This has an English kitchen garden look to me. I like the garden in the front yard. The rocks around the perimeter are nice too.

They also have a grapevine. It was just planted this spring so it is a year behind my vines.

Their herbs are in the bed closest to the house and in pots on the front stairs. I am so jealous of their front porch.

I did not take any pictures of the last garden that inspired me. The reason is that you can visit Jo’s blog and look at all of her pictures! Some of those radishes even came home with me on Tuesday. They were delicious. It was great to meet this lovely lady and her husband in person. My only complaint was that our visit was too short! Update: Jo wrote a lovely post about our visit and here is a picture from it.

So, that was my inspiration to improve my gardens even further. We are at least a couple of weeks behind Maryland in our harvest. Things are growing well so far this year, and we have even been able to harvest some produce already. I will give you an update on my garden on Monday. Here is a preview.

Happy Homemaking!