After a period of dreadful writer’s block Spring is finally blooming new ideas and activities.  I can honestly say that Winter has never lasted so long in my life.  This fact shouldn’t be so surprising to me given that I did move to Minneapolis.  Regardless, Spring is as here as its going to be I think.  May is a couple days away, already.

This brings me to my point for today.  I have become a garden man.  The snow has melted in the backyard, revealing 100 sq. ft. of empty garden beds and even more square footage of grassy pathways and yard space* slowly coming back to life after months of freezing under 15 inches of snow.  This newly discovered outdoor space is a blank slate that desperately wants to host several award winning BBQ’s this Summer.

Research began immediately in search of interesting things to grow in the back yard.  This started a few weeks ago… Now I can’t stop thinking about composting and ways to collect rain water for use in the garden… for some reason.  I spent a couple hours reading building plans for outdoor garden showers to be one with nature.  At that point I realized I may going too far (and maybe obsessive in a mostly good way).  Obviously the shower plan was scratched and I returned my focus to plants.

I am starting everything from seeds.  The backyard garden gets a sunny Partial Sun rating.  What would you grow back here?

* We’ll all have to thank Shawn for buying a such great property during his house hunt last year.