Roses for your home

Flowers in small garden corner

Fresh plant

Fresh Herbs

We have great plans for a backyard garden this summer. We've finally found the perfect location and a raised bed garden is on Phil's project list. That garden will be used primarily for vegetables and herbs will grow in other backyard locations.

I love cooking with fresh herbs and have been impatiently waiting for the weather to turn predictably nice so I could get planting. Today I headed out to a local garden spot and came home with a few fresh herb plants. The kids and I planted them (somewhat haphazardly) and I started making mental lists of all the ways I plan to use them. Let's hope I get a plentiful crop.

A container placed in a bright sunny spot contains basil (enough, I hope, to make some Tart Basil Jelly this summer), rosemary (a favorite herb), and dill.

Small and natural garden

Edibles in the Garden

I love this time of year.  The trees are full of new leaves, flowers are blooming, and the gardens are ready.

My little patio-side garden has been {perfectly} overtaken by last year's mint.  I'm sure it'll be insane by the end of summer and we'll be eating mint in everything.  We've already made a few pitchers of our favorite lemonade iced tea.

In the midst of the mint is a flourishing parsley plant ...