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# The Garden Blog

by [T](https://nextstepseducation.org/blog/author/t) on June 26, 2025

When we first started in the garden this is what it looked like. There where tons of weeds to clear before we started. Next on the list we had to go to BJ's to get pots, seeds, gardening trowels, compost. We planted mint, carrot, cucumber, Dwarf French beans, sweet peas. We also bought some lemon balm, lemon mint and lavender to make a sensory garden.

![Gareden 1](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Gareden%201.png?width=552&height=310&name=Gareden%201.png)

| ![Garden 2](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%202.png?width=554&height=312&name=Garden%202.png)   | ![Garden 4](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%204.png?width=289&height=289&name=Garden%204.png)   | ![Garden 2](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%202.png?width=554&height=312&name=Garden%202.png)   |
| --- | --- | --- |

##### New Furniture

Sarah and Liz ordered some nice garden furniture which we are enjoying. 

| ![Garden 5](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%205.png?width=589&height=331&name=Garden%205.png)   | ![Garden 6](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%206.png?width=356&height=362&name=Garden%206.png)   | ![Garden 7](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%207.png?width=633&height=356&name=Garden%207.png)   |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ![Garden 8](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%208.png?width=529&height=464&name=Garden%208.png)   | ![Garden 9](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%209.png?width=316&height=468&name=Garden%209.png)   | ![Garden 10](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2010.png?width=529&height=468&name=Garden%2010.png)   ![Garden 11](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2011.png?width=531&height=393&name=Garden%2011.png)   |

##### Middle Of June Update

 We have replanted the cucumbers because they were unhappy in the small containers. We have killed off some Carrots so some have space to get bigger. They were very bitter in taste as they are young. Some of the Dwarf beans were planted out. We provided bamboo for the sweet peas to climb up. 

| ![Garden 13](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2013.png?width=329&height=585&name=Garden%2013.png)   | ![Garden 14](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2014.png?width=729&height=410&name=Garden%2014.png)   ![Garden 15](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2015.png?width=600&height=337&name=Garden%2015.png)   | ![Garden 16](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2016.png?width=462&height=497&name=Garden%2016.png)   |
| --- | --- | --- |

 

##### End of June

The size of the Carrots have gotten chunkier they taste sweet.

The sweet peas have bloomed nicely and smell floral. We have noticed the different types have their own smell. We have also planted some more Carrots. 

| ![Garden 18](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2018.png?width=316&height=560&name=Garden%2018.png)   | ![Garden 17](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2017.png?width=729&height=410&name=Garden%2017.png)   ![Garden 19](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2019.png?width=720&height=404&name=Garden%2019.png)   | ![Garden 21](https://nextstepseducation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Garden%2021.png?width=302&height=391&name=Garden%2021.png)   |
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The birds are so greedy, they ate a 1kg bag of bird feed in about a week. The birds we’ve seen are sparrows, finches, doves, pigeons. 

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