Friday Smiles 473: photo overload

 

Today is Friday and I'm joining Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).   Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.  I told you last week I had hoped to finish my herb garden and show photos.

It was early morning.  I was out taking photos of my herbs when I saw a lovely American robin.

I chased it all over the back yard with my camera.

Then it was time to get back on task.

As promised, 

I have all my currently available pots cleaned

and filled with either herbs or seeds.

 

I have added space by using my old tea cart.

It freed up space on my table.  Herbs on the table are lemon grass, dill, and cilantro.

Note I have brought my chiminea out.  However, with the extreme heat we have experienced the past two weeks, I won't be using it anytime soon.

These plants on the blue roll around table overwintered indoors.  They look rather sad.

Once I use (or put away) all the potting soil, I think I'm going to like this look.  It will never be beautiful like my friend Divers and Sundry's fabulous patio, but it looks better than it did last year.

Fennel and dill are in the pots on the tea cart.  Note the old blue table in the background.

It's my next project.

Then cleaning up around the shed will be after that.

My final project in the back yard will be moving the plastic bookcase and covering my compost pile.

I fear the Hot and Spicy oregano has been replaced with dill.  Not sure how that happened.

Please don't ask why I purchased a catnip plant when I still have seeds from last year.  The plant on the left is new, the one on the right overwintered inside.

Basil seeds, already starting to sprout, are in this pot.

My friend Sally purchased a cantaloupe and I asked her to save the seeds.  They grow larger every day.

In this pot are two

tarragon plants: one from the garden center and one from herb day.

Good grief.  I have thousands of oregano seeds and yet, I bought another, albeit different, oregano plant.  This one is variegated.

My lavender seems healthy, at least so far.

My licorice plant is doing well.

 

Sunflower and wildflower seeds are planted in this pot.

This pot holds thyme.  The internet tells me to plant it in a clay pot, so I did.

Believe it or not, this is my chocolate mint that overwintered outside.  I have never known anyone to kill mint, but I seem to have lost TWO types this year.  I am not getting rid of it until I am certain it is really truly dead!

My lamb's ear is looking good.

I purchased some purple sage on herb day.

The one mint that overwintered outside

and the other that didn't survive.

Yet another oregano plant.

Two different types of sweet marjoram. 

Two sage plants, one from herb day and one from the garden center.

And finally, more cilantro/coriander.

I'll leave you with a view as the sun comes up over my back yard.

That's it for me today.  There will be no funnies, since this post is too long already.  Thanks for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday.  Now PLEASE visit Annie and don't forget to start your weekend with a smile.