But being somewhat of a rookie gardener, I have a lot to learn. So, if you happen to read this blog and realize that I'm doing it all wrong... please share. It's just not right to be a knowledge hoarder.
Since we've moved to Covelo, a remote town in Mendocino County California (known for its pot gardens), I've decided to expand my horizons. I'm trying a little bit of everything... excluding the marijuana. :)
OK. So, here's what I have growing so far- through no merit of my own. They just came with the property and the rain did all the work.
A ginormous lilac bush.
The flowers smell soooo good. 
Some viney looking flowers (that's the official name, I'm sure of it.)
A rosemary bush (this picture doesn't do the flowers justice, but my cute little child was in it. So that trumps a good picture.)
Some good 'ol California poppies.
And quite a few trees. These are just the ones in bloom. I'm thinking that at least one of these is some kind of a fruit tree? I want to say that the white flower is apple, but I could be wrong.
And last but not least, an overwhelming amount of hops plants.
The guy that lived here used to grow and sell it. I'm not sure if I want to invest all my time in the 20+ plants that I see popping up everywhere, but I'll probably give it a try on a few. If you hear of Elaine the brew-master in a few years, you'll know how I did. The guy even had this cool rope/vine system going on. My hose doesn't reach all the way out to where the majority of hops plant are, so we'll see.
So here's the stuff that I've planted. (Warning: Plants in picture may appear sad, but have only sustained a minimal amount of neglect and abuse.) My little indoor greenhouse was doing so well.... And then I realized that I planted everything WAY to early. Note to self: Just a few weeks before the last frost is when to do it... NOT 2 months. I was getting cabin fever though, can you blame me?
So these are the little guys that actually made it to the garden and survived my early planing. Green onions (probably shouldn't tell you that I took this out of my compost pile.)
Peas. (A hops transplant is in the middle. Not looking so happy.) Zucchini.
Possibly a sunflower. As things died, I just kept replanting like a mad-man, so I really don't know where I put anything anymore. Time will tell.
I also have an assortment of lettuce sprouts coming up I think. 
Now for your infinite wisdom, oh internet readers. These are some plants that have popped up around the property and I feel like they could be edibles. Tim tells me that I say this about all the weeds... What do you think, weed or eat? Don't be wrong, I could die.
And finally, the battle of wits. How to outsmart insects and animals (I'm not too proud to say that I'm loosing so far.) In creating my new plot, I'm planning on burying chicken wire under the garden.
Then I'm going to put up a fence around both beds. We have some pesky groundhogs around here. Also, I found these roaming the premises. 
Time for some organic slug/snail bait? I think so.
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The "viny" flowers are periwinkles, in the vinca family. They spread pretty aggressively and are good climbers (need to cover up something ugly?).
Picture 1 of unknowns looks like a squash plant, couldn't tell you what kind though, #3 looks like a melon vine, but I could be wrong.
Ducks do a great job of slug/snail control, they won't eat your plants(but they may squash them with their clodhopper feet), they poop a lot(fertilizer) and they lay tons of large eggs, so quadruple bonus!
Slugs and snails won't cross an ash barrier- so you can spread ashes around the perimeter of a small bed or around individual plants to protect them.
Happy gardening!
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