Garden Pics Galore

[apple_pathways]

More pictures of plants and such, this time mostly from my herb garden. I love herbs, and every year I have such big plans to do more with them (dry them, make teas and sachets, cook more, etc...) but there's always so much to do with a garden in the summer, it's easy to get burnt out with just all the general maintenance. Still, herbs are pretty low-maintenance plants, and they've managed thrive in spite of my ADD attitude to gardening.

I think zinnias might be my absolute favorite flower; they're easy to grow, come in many gorgeous colors, and bloom all summer long.	Here's a look at the rest of the flowers around the patio: blue and red salvia, snapdragons, marigolds, and alyssum.
Here's a close up on a fuzzy sage leaf, with other herbs, notably lemongrass and lemon verbena, in the background.	English Thyme
Regegade chamomile; I planted it in pots last year, and it managed to re-seed itself in the garden.	Lavender bud in the foreground, lemon verbena, lemongrass, and chives in the background.
Franny is a garden cat; she "helps" by stalking the hummingbirds while I work.	I love the moss that grows between the patio stones; it gives everything such a romantic look.
Begonias, Calladium, Coleus, and purple fan flowers in the pation containers.	The bird bath in the center of my herb garden.
We have a little stretch of woods behind our yard, and years ago my parents built a compost bin out there; it's a bit overgrown now!	We also use that little stretch of woods to house plants we no longer have room for in the garden. Here's a spent daylily bloom in front of a tangle and grapevines and weeds.

Comments

[reckless-saturn.livejournal.com]

I love gardens like this. Not planned out. Flowers just growing wildly. Everything over spilling its boundaries. If I didn't live with such an anal person I would turn most of my yard into a meadow with native plants and flowers.

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! Yes, I love wildflowers and herbs and all the "scrubby" plants that don't often find their way into flower shows; and they're easier to grow, too!