Today was B E A utiful day! One of the ways I enjoyed it was by cleaning out the gutters and clearing the branches off of the garage (which has a flat roof). The front of the house went smooth and the leaves and branches in the gutter were "fresh" they seemed to be only from this year. But when I went to do the back of the house gutters I found a very pleasant surprise... compost! The stuff in the gutters had turned into a lovely sweet smelling compost! All of you gardeners out there know what I mean when I say "sweet smelling compost" hu?! It was simply beautiful, I wish my whole garden was that nice! (this is a internet pic, but it was almost this good)

Take way: Nice surprises come is all places and shapes!

The garden that was in place when we moved-in was a raised bed, but it was 30ft by 71/2ft. I really wanted to change it so there would be no need to step on the garden soil, so there would be no compacting. I had to remove the railroad ties, which was not as hard as I was anticipating. Thankfully my dad gave me many lessons on how to move heavy objects, so no back pain, ha :) I am planning on making 5 4'x8' raised beds out of 2x10's or a combination of 2x4's, 2x6's and 2x8's to reach the desired height. The bed closest to the garden shed will be a Cold Frame doubling for hardening off seedlings!