Sunday, June 28, 2009

A City Girl and Her Garden


Now that I live in the bucolic countryside north of Baltimore, I've decided to take up gardening. Both my sweetie and I have dreamed of a vegetable garden forever, but have only had the room to grown herbs up until now. This year we've planted cucumbers, red peppers, two kinds of tomatoes, sweet peas and of course, lots of herbs. Everything is doing really well, especially now that it's getting hot. We've already enjoyed the sweet peas, but can't wait for fresh Roma tomatoes and sweet cucumbers mixed with our mint and basil. Mmmmmmm. If only we could grow fresh mozzarella, too!

You can tell that we're having a hard time letting our city ways go, since we planted everything in planters. Some habits die hard, but our patio sure looks cute with all the veggies around. I wish it could be early summer all year long.

3 comments:

spiral style said...

What a gorgeous patio/backyard setting.
Nothing like adding home grown herbs to your cooking. Enjoy!

Kathy {Kathy Sews} said...

Ooh! I love your patio and garden in your new house! I started my first veggie garden this year, too. Nothing beats a homegrown tomato

Elisa Shere said...

thanks, kathy and deborah! it seems to me that crafting and gardening really go together.