My own berry patch

I had this idea of having my own berry patch after visiting Stanford. Students there grow berries and sell them to local restaurants. I found an area in my garden that is mostly sunny and planted 2 types of blackberries(both from Orchard Supply), one type brambles, and 2 types of raspberries.

Summer berries are a great treat, especially when it is accompanied with ice cream.
Here is a great photo of the large type of blackberries. The type that one often sees at Traders Joe's.


Here is a picture of fresh picked brambles(on the top left) and raspberries(on the right bottom half).


This year, growing strawberries has not been successful, but I did pick a few ripe ones and they were tasty. I will order more new plants this coming year and try again.


Here is a picture of the berry patch in early May, there are so many blossoms and the bees love it.


A blueberry plant growing in a half-wine barrel in early May. Some blueberries are huge(the size of a quarter) but they never made it into the kitchen. They went straight into my mouth!


Another picture of the berry patch in early May(I couldn't decide which picture looks better).


Recent picture of the berry patch. There are still berries there but I'm kind of bored picking them because I'm more interested in fall crops.