We have a small yard and a small garden, but I love to take walks through the garden and take close looks at the plants I have growing there. There’s always something new that keeps me interested and reminds me why I started gardening in the first place – I enjoy growing things! Yeah, there’s [...]
The gorgeous lavender flowers kept the bees very busy the past couple of weeks, but I noticed that the majority of the blooms had faded and the bees were absent Saturday morning. According to some sources, lavender flowers should be cut when the flowers first start blooming, in order to have the highest level of [...]
The herb garden is going crazy! Looking back at early pictures of the garden, it is clear that they are thriving. There isn’t much room for the basil plants anymore, but I’m going to put them in anyway. They could use the competition. In the center picture, you can also see the broccoli seedlings – [...]
Wow, it is hard to believe it has been two months since my last post. The wedding and the holidays made everything a whirlwind. I spent almost no time outside minding my plants during this time and it wasn’t until yesterday that I finally went into the backyard to assess everything. Surprisingly, despite the hard [...]
I harvested sage, basil, Greek and Mexican oregano, marjoram and thyme this weekend. For those of you growing herbs for the first time, check out my three latest blogs about how to harvest these wonderful culinary delights!
