Well I haven't blogged in awhile, but not because I have been lazy, just busy. Our big project has been putting in a vegetable and herb garden. As you will see from the pictures below, this is how the yard looked when we moved in. It has some nice green plants and succulents, and two dead eggplants - but that is about it.
So as you can see, not too much in it, but some great space. Being that we do not own this house, we couldn't just do what ever we wanted. However, we (meaning my husband) built a great, small little raised garden area that will meet our needs perfectly!
Here we had a issue with the concrete coming out into the bed almost a third of the way. I saw this great picture on Pinterest where they double stacked the bed for more space - So that is what we did. In the top row there are my herbs, Thyme, Italian Parsley, Sweet Basil, Onion Chives (and Sage when I get one). We also have a strawberry plant we got for our daughter and a butter lettuce head (the living ones you buy at the store - we just pulled off the leaves we needed and planted the rest in the garden. So far it is doing great.)
The bottom row is tomatillos, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno, pablano, and a sweet red pepper. With a rosemary at the far end. In the empty spot we will put in a yellow bell pepper, kale and spinach. All stuff we use on a regular basis.
The center garden is more of a memorial than a garden. It is where our precious Finley is laid to rest. I made him a nice plaque and we surrounded him with Gerbana daisies, a jasmine (behind pot) and marigold in yellow and orange. The pot will hold a dwarf lime tree once we buy one. That's Gigi checking out the plants. I think I will have to keep an eye on her!
The right side is our tomato garden. Roma and two Early Girl's. Would have liked to have done some heirlooms, but that is okay. Maybe next year.
Now to just sit and wait for all our yummy food to grow in! I can't wait!
