Okay, I know it only got to around fifty degrees today, but a few days ago it was hot and humid enough that we had our air conditioning on for the first time, so summer has got to be just around the corner.  To prepare for its arrival, I’ve gotten all my new plants in the ground, and just for fun I took a picture to compare The Bean now to The Bean at this time last year:

‘The Bean’ – March 2010
(How it looked when we bought the house, minus the two trees we had removed)

‘The Bean’ – April 2010
(After a thorough weeding and a whole bunch of mulch)

‘The Bean’ – May 2011
(Some plants were added in 2010 and more this spring)

I’m still not crazy about how The Bean (or the lawn) looks, but it is nice to see that there has been improvement over the last 13 months.  And I’m sure everything will look better once the flowers are actually in bloom.

Come on Summer!