My Herb Garden, part 2

 

 If you want to see part 1, it is here.

Here is where we left off last time.

 

My spearmint overwintered inside.  It appears I need to get rid of the weed that has infiltrated the pot.  My dill, which I planted not long ago, is doing well.  

 

My spider/airplane plant hasn't improved much since I brought it outside.  I keep hoping, though.

 

Peppermint I overwintered indoors.  On the right is another milkweed plant I grew from seed.

 

Not long after I took this photo, I transferred this milkweed to a larger pot and threw the broken pot away.

 

This large pot of dill sits on my patio table.  I've been harvesting it as I need it.

 

I've now identified this as more oregano.

 

This is lemon thyme.

 

This is another pot of oregano.

 

This is another type of rosemary called Coin Blue, or Tuscan Blue.

 

 

Here's another look at Comfry.  It overwintered inside and is now doing great.

 

And I have another Tuscan Blue rosemary.

 

Sadly, my rather pricey Painted Sage didn't make it.

 

This is another milkweed plant I grew from seed.

 

This is sweet basil I'm growing from seed.

 

 

This is another pot of sweet basil I'm growing from seed.

 

This is the Thai basil, also from seeds.  This is two packages of seeds.

 

And finally, two of the bell peppers I got in a four pack.  The other two are in the veggie garden.

 

Thanks for joining me in my herb garden.  I am grateful for your visit. 

 

My Herb Garden

 

It may be hard to see my herbs because there is so much "background" noise.  There are tress in the background, as well as my neighbor's yard.  Add to that, the tarps I purchased six years ago are finally deteriorating to the point where grass is starting to poke through. 

These are my two pots of lavender.  I keep them separate because they don't need as much water as the rest of the herbs.  I have another pot of lavender in my main floor bath, but I think I've killed it already.  Contrary to what I had been told, they do need water every so often.

 

Oregano is in the blue pot and also in the terra cotta pot.  Lemon grass, which cost nearly $15.00 (USD) is in the white pot.

 

Behind them is tarragon which overwintered outdoors.  It seems to be getting little white flowers on it this year.

 

I'll need to get closer to see what is in the black pot.

 

I'm quite confident

 

 

the two white pots contain rosemary.

 

My chives are starting to get bulbs on them.  They are really starting to look like they are going to live after overwintering inside.

 

I believe that is rosemary behind the chives.  The comfry in the large white pot, which overwintered indoors, is looking good.

 

The bee balm, which is also known as bergamot, overwintered outside in this pot that has seen better days.

 

I have two new sage plants and one that overwintered inside.  I'm sure you can tell the new ones (grin).

 

It appears my peppermint didn't make it.

 

The milkweed I planted from seed is doing well.

 

I'm a little over half way through these herbs, so I will save the rest for next time.

 

Thanks for dropping by today.  I am very grateful.  Unfortunately, Bleubeard and Squiggles want no part in gardening.

 

 

T Stands For Memorial Day

 

Welcome.  Let me show you how I spent preparing for a Memorial Day get together. 

Come join me on my so called "patio" as I prepare to welcome visitors soon.

 

The drinks are ice cold and the fire is burning.  

 

These are what I'll be serving my guests.  They will be here in less than an hour.

 

 My guests have a choice of V-8.  Once I completed the photo shoot, I popped these back in the fridge.

 

I want my guests to be bug free, so when I host an event outside, I like to use citronella candles.  I love the shape of this holder.  It reminds me of styles I've seen from Mid-century modern.  I need to wash the lid, so it's good I've given myself time to prepare.

 

I use this a lot and never bother cleaning away the ash.  The mosquito coil is a refill.  It is made by S.C. Johnson and is called OFF.  It has a country fresh scent and each coil lasts about four hours.

 

This is the topper for my chiminea. Sadly, it broke two years ago and I tried to glue it back the best I could.  I never actually found all the pieces.

 

It also holds a candle, but I must replace this one with one that is citronella.

 

This is another container I picked up a few years ago.

 

It also holds an OFF coil.

 

While I was photographing the table, the fire was starting to glow.  Not sure you can see the smoke coming out the top, but this is definitely ready for the food packets I've prepared.  I have one that has potatoes, celery, carrots, and onions, and three that also have sausages.  Mine is the one without the sausage.  I also oiled the packets and added various fresh herbs from the herb garden.

 

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bird House

 

Today I am joining Matilde from Craftowanie.  She is our host this month at Art Journal Journey.  Her theme is Houses and Buildings. 

It's obvious I've named this the Bird House.  Detail images are below.

 

When I found this postage stamp, I thought it looked like a bird in the hole of the house.

 

I was surprised when I saw the two different colors of the same 1cent bird.  I was happy when I was able to use the lower case letters from these stickers.  BTW, this is just a tiny portion of all the various bird postage stamps I have.  I've collected them for years and years.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my Bird House.  And I hope you will join Bleubeard and me at Art Journal Journey.  Thank you for visiting today.

  

 

Friday Smiles

 

 It appears we love a good pun and there's no pun better than Vince the sign guy.  Here are a few more of his wisdoms.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

That last one is for Bleubeard, Ronnie, and Mackerull.  More next week.