Cinda Webb

Many things were begging to be done in my yard this week and Thursday I got to quite a few. The bed shown above is mostly herbs with a few flowers for accent color. The flowers were drying up and the parsley had gone to seed and was turning yellow as well as trying to swamp the bay tree. The thyme was also in need of a good haircut (although it might just need to be ripped out and replanted.  I cut down the parsley and will leave the base of the plant to see if it will come back. I bought another seedling to fill in so that it will look nicer. I also pulled the flowers and have new ones to add for fresh color.

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Barbara at Tigers and Strawberries says that the most important thing a gardener needs is a journal. That is one of the reasons for this blog. I am going to try to write down when I plant and when I harvest and how various plants are doing.

So, here is a list of what is growing right now around my house:

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look!

The street side flower bed was looking a little forlorn so I finally got out there and trimmed back the dead blooms. It should be growing really well now that it has received a haircut and new mulch. I can’t wait to see the sages get big like the other ones in my yard. The red one in the center of the bed came as an extra seed growing in a container with a purple sage. It seems to be doing better than the one I actually meant to purchase!