Finally got some hanging baskets!!

My neighbour has some beautiful hanging baskets and I can't be the ugly ducking on the block, can I? So Will and I trudged off the garden centre and picked up two beautiful hanging baskets of pansies.

No idea what these bushes are in front of my house but they are the prettiest colour right now!

Daphne's mimi gave us this colourful little windmill to brighten up the front. Very sweet of her.

I may have also come home with a couple of herbs...like 3. Fine four. FINE IT WAS LIKE 5 OR 6 HERBS, YOU GUYS! STOP JUDGING ME!

The Finished Garden!

It was another hot one but there was less work to do today. Hubz and my dad went out in the morning to get soil and manure. Once the soil was all evened out and the new stuff mixed in I was able to start planting...but not before I decided suddenly I wanted a path. 

I managed to get everything planted and a good solid water by 3:00pm. My parents headed home to do...parent stuff? hahahah 

So Daphne had a snack and we decided it was time to go inside for a relax and a cool down before dinner. Had an excellent day. Managed to plant sunflowers, nasturtiums, squash, zucchini, carrots, beans, pumpkin, basil and lots of tomatoes! My mother-in-law gave me some flower seeds as well so they are mixed around with the veggies and herbs. I can't wait for all those to start blooming!

Tiny Backyard Gardening

I don't have much of a backyard. Actually I have NO backyard, just some concrete slabs and a patio set.

Three-ish years ago my husband built me a little garden box out of shed shingles and random pieces of wood scavenged from my parents house. It's full of holes and kinda shallow but it's done it's job.

I usually grow my basil in it but one year I was able to grow sunflowers. I was pretty proud of that.

This year, not having the time available to tend a flower garden, I decided to just grow herbs. Basil, mostly, as I LOVE basil pesto, rosemary, chives and mint.

Here is my little garden end of May when I planted it.

 My dad told me this was a milkweed. Apparently they are excellent at attracting monarch butterflies! So I'm keeping it right where it is.

Annnnd here is my garden now.

Everything is growing really well. I also picked up some oregano and thyme to add to my collection. I don't know what I would do without fresh herbs available all summer!

--Siobhan xoxo