Una giornata nel giardino... A day in the garden...

Sometimes I feel like such an impatient gardener.... these cute little heirloom carrots could have been in the ground a bit ( or a lot ) longer,  but I really want to give my pumpkin patch plenty of room to grow, and these little guys were in the way.

I decided to cook them even though they were so tiny,  I just tossed them with a little Olive Oil, salt, pepper and some fresh oregano,  and roasted them for a few minutes.  They were really sweet and delicious.

Hydrangea is one of my favorite plants and I have lots of them.  I love the different shapes of the flowers and the way the a single plant can have different color flowers on it...  I guess my soil isn't very acidic and i'm not too faithful in adding acid fertilizer so I really end up with mostly pinks which are pretty but I really want them to be blue.  When I visited Priscilla at school in Seattle.  I was amazed at the stunning shades of blue that the all the Hydrangeas were.

"La Donnina del Giardino"  My "Little Lady of the Garden" happily watches over a mini garden making sure the little gnomes don't get into any trouble.  You know how those gnomes are...

Needed to harvest some Basil  before it got too big so I made Pesto,  which is great to have around for a quick dinner.  Like Tortellini with pesto.