Welcome to my first garden. I am focusing most of my efforts on growing vegetables and herbs this year. I do have a small strip of planting space for perennials, but that is mostly filled from plants that I bought right after moving into this house last summer.
This is the vegetable plot. It is approximately 6 feet by 24 feet. At the far end are some leafy greens that are just starting to put out true leaves: Spinach, Cabbage, Lettuce, Pak Choi, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Chard, and Sugar Snap Peas. Up close is Borage.
On the deck I have the containers, mostly for my herb garden. It is still pretty bare bones right now. On the far right are two pots of oregano, one "hot & spicy" and another ornamental "Kent Beauty". The latter almost died inside over winter, but show signs of a slow recovery. Next to the oreganos, there is a container of catmint and spearmint. The catmint is from the garden last fall and is quite healthy. I am a little concerned it is going to swallow up the spearmint. There are also some chives that just won't take off. I may put them in a bigger pot soon to see if that helps. In the far pots I just recently planted several types of basil, some from the nursery and some I started from seed, as well as cilantro, sweet marjoram, and a couple planter flowers for color accent. I am yet to decide what will go in the main large planter pot. Maybe an ornamental pepper? It is still too daunting of a decision, so I am putting it off.
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