So the last place I lived in Virginia, we didn't have a patio. I was majorly bummed when Spring came and I could not plant anything. Actually, I was so bummed that I ended up volunteering with the
Norfolk Botanical Garden.
I don't really have a green thumb, though. When I had that no-patio place, I tried to have a house plant--a cactus. And I'm not sure if I actually killed it, but it attracted so many gnats that I chucked it.
But now I have an awesome patio! And this is north Florida, so the stores had all the gardening stuff out on the shelves by the end of January. I didn't do anything until March 1st and felt like I was behind. But over the next two weeks, I got my patio to the state I want it. I love it, and it makes me so happy!
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| Large tables don't fit so well on these patios, but this 30" square one does fine. Shade-loving impatiens for the centerpiece. Green bell peppers and tomatoes are on the left. |
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| Strawberries in the red pot with other plants behind |
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| Early Girl tomatoes -- supposedly best for potting! |
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| 3 things I planted from seed: beefsteak tomatoes (pot too small? probably), basil, and various wildflowers. All are thriving. |
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| The hardest part of my garden so far was finding a planter that fit on the rail. Most are made for a wide wooden rail. I still had to tweak this one be turning the brackets around. Fingers crossed it doesn't fall. The planter receives the most sun, so I put some pretty annuals in there. We'll see how well that works. |
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| I've already forgotten the name of this flower. Help? Edit 3/27 my MIL says it's Salvia |
And then I got one--and only one--house plant.
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| Beautiful mini orchid |
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| So pretty, and so easy to care for |
I'll post some update pictures in a few weeks so you can watch the plants grow. I promise it's better than watching paint dry. (And my "pots of dirt" have already started sprouting!)
Have you started any spring gardening yet?
*GASP* Love the garden!!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, we are moving in a few months, but we do have a large pot of spinach growing. Last summer, we had broccoli, tomatoes, carrots, zucchini, basil, and chives. All thanks to Hubby- he's the green thumb around here.
We grew two tomato plants, one in a pot and one in a Topsy Turvy (just to see what it's like). The one in the Topsy Turvy grew so well! I'd definitely recommend it- we harvested a lot more tomatoes from that one.
LOVE orcids! Have you ever had success in getting them to rebloom?
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived in Norfolk I volunteered at NBG for the last 2 years back in the nursery with Don. Made some really great friends there! I miss it!
Lucky for us, our flowers never die out here :D So I've been enjoying GORGEOUS flowers since we moved in back in November. I would love to try some veggies, but I manage to kill everything I plant. I hope your do well! Cute little patio!
ReplyDeletegardening is the one thing I have always wanted to do and just cant get the hang of it. I have literally killed every plant I have ever had. It is sad really lol! Someday maybe, I just might get one to last longer than a month.
ReplyDeleteJealous! I usually stick to planting a ton of fresh herbs, but with us moving in June and trying to get the house rented, it's just not worth the money this year...
ReplyDeleteI love your garden.Really beautiful garden and while review your blog i gathered good experience by reading various posts.
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