the herb garden
there were also chives and purple salvia planted already which are still there and going strong. anyway i decided to redesign it, put a little path in and plant a lot more herbs and flowers. last fall i planted some transplants, oregano, thyme, lavendar and catnip, from my potted herbs in brooklyn. i also started on the pebble path which i very naively thought could hold the weeds at bay come spring. no. these weeds could get through 10 feet of cement forget about a little pea gravel. they are relentless. i could spend my life pulling weeds.
so that's where i began. after pulling out most of the weeds i started pulling up the gravel. crazy job but i wanted to put some weed blocker down underneath. this spring i planted tarragon, rosemary, yarrow, basil, nasturtium, marigolds, sweet peas up a trellis and one more lavender to go around the bird bath which i hope will spread and encircle it completely. still working out what flowers will go where but i feel more content with it now and hope the weed blocker and mulch can keep all those nasty weeds in check.
