Who is the moron driving through my garden?!?!

So, the other day, I came home to find that somebody drove through part of my garden. I would like to think that nobody saw my reaction and how I wasn't able to contain myself, but if anybody did, oh well.

I'm not sure who it was or how it happened but I do know that the person that did it knew it was happening. They managed to drive over large rocks at an angle to crush three of my spirea and four of my Rainier strawberries. It was really upsetting.

I have since created a border of obstacles to prevent this from happening again. I have placed a LARGE cottage stone at each end of the damaged patch and inserted very tall bamboo stakes to be visible to any driver. As far as I can tell, nobody is going to be able to destroy my garden again.

When it comes to healing my poor, damaged plants, that is taking some time. I have trimmed back the broken branches of my spirea and tied them up, trying to get the branches to graft themselves back into the trunk of the bush. They don't seem to be taking this well, so we'll see what happens after another week or two.

My strawberries took a beating too. They were just getting to the point where the fruit was going from green to pink. The leaves were beautiful and reaching for the sky...and now they are smashed. I will say though, after trimming back all of the damaged bits, they are making a steady recovery. Hopefully the berries will be even sweeter due to the tribulations they've faced.

Yippee!! Things are growing!

It is amazing what just a bit of direct sunlight will do for plants and seeds. I can't hardly believe the drastic improvement in my garden over the last week. It's almost like a different place.

I feel like the best way to describe the amazing changes and how happy my garden looks is just to post the pictures. So here they go:

Mullien--it is thriving and amazing in the sunlight

Strawberries--all three varieties have berries...and they're changing color

Squash and Zucchinis--the leaves are reaching for the sun and there are blossoms

Green and Wax Beans--they pushed up the soil and are growing, what seems like inches, everyday.

Radishes--they have hit the point that I need to thin them out or they are all going to look weird like pink carrots

Lavender--it is sprouting and growing into an amazing bush