Autumn 2009

OOOOH OOOH OOOH!!! What a little sunlight can dooo-hooo-hooo...
Look at the enormous difference between these two windowboxes!!! The one on the right gets almost no sun, the one on the left... some of the heavy duty late afternoon sun you see here. Impatiens have eclipsed lobelia and alyssum!

07/07/08

So, I finally got around to putting in a vegetable garden!! And also, finally got around to putting the pictures up. Here, according to the advice of a "green" website, I planted marigolds around my tomatoes to discourage pests. Between the tomatoes I planted basil...which is supposed to enhance the flavor of the tomato - even before you mix them together in sauce!!!

Those tall spikey things in the front are Chives, which are also supposted to complement the tomatoes in some fashion that I can't recall. But I am a big fan of Chives, more for their Dr. Seuss flower look than anything. They are also a great with potatoes...though I don't know if growing them together would benefit in any other way other than providing ample ingredients.

There are peppers here also, planted in front of the tomatoes. The benefit to peppers in a tomato garden is that... I like to eat them... preferably with SAUSAGE AND ONIONS...MMMMMMMMMM

Yes, this entire 8ft by 4ft planting
really is all about the tomatoes. I visit this patch of land hungrily every day. Then go back in the house and chow down on pop-tarts.

06/05/08

Got a grill!! A regular old charcoal grill... and for now, some rather comfy - although not eco-friendly, plastic adirondacks. But since I am eliminating yardwaste by using a mulching mower, perhaps I can buy some eco-points.

Here's the view from the chair, which I only got out of because I needed coffee.

Now the front door, with two new hanging baskets and wind chimes... and ...Joey..

A better look at my begonias.

5/24/08

Inch By Inch...
I planted my windowboxes... impatiens, alyssum, and lobelia - and acquired a lawnmower from Kim, my co-worker and generally very silly person. I'm in love with the way the light shines through the trees in the morning, and with these very common flowering bushes which I don't know the name but really convey a sense of peace and ease with they way their branches bend gently.

05/08/08

The Fence ...
Took the first step toward creating a garden by the very practical application of a picket fence! The fence's purpose is to keep the dogs from roaming to where people are afraid of them...but in reality it has created a yard - and is the essential foundation for the garden!

5/1/2008