Orange bearded iris

I found this at Bench's Greenhouse today.  First orange one I have seen. Now where to plant it when it warms up some more.

Gardening is like therapy

Gardening is like therapy, you have get rid of the dead wood before the new growth can blossom.

The after picture is so much nicer than the before shot. But it took hard work to get the old grape vines, weeds, and roaming mints under control just in this small section.

I too have been weeding out old thoughts, feelings, and inaccuracies, my herb garden last year was like my inner self - overgrown and in shambles. This year I am digging deeper and pulling out the dead wood leaving room for sunlight, moonlight, water, and nutrients of self acceptance, courage, wisdom, and love to grow.

That also means vigilance.  There must be time for reflection, weeding , contemplation, and enjoyment of the fruits of my labour.

How to grow ginger

http://www.growingherbsforbeginners.com/growing-ginger/

More thinning

So sad, I've lost the tarragon this year.  It was almost 7 years old and has been on the decline the last two years.  The oregano didn't make it either. :-(


But the rest of the herb garden looks much better!  The lemon balm has been contained...for now.

 Itty bitty thyme in between the chard and mint.

 Still don't know what this is.  It appeared last summer.  I think the birds helped propagate this one.  I left this because I like the flowers.

 

Swiss chard ready for picking.  This is last year's planting that made it through the winter.

Another bird propagation...some sort of pepper plant.  This one has lots of flowers!

 Birds again at work... a grape vine amongst the peppermint.  I'm hoping for fruit!

 Sage

 Lemon thyme

Basil by the garlic chives and lemon thyme.

 

Stevia between the lemon thyme and peppermint.

Herb Garden Gone Wild!

The herb forest....lemon balm gone wild!

The deforestation in process... this was about an hour's time this morning while it was overcast, sprinkling, and a cool 74 degrees!

The purple cabbage and lemon thyme are free!

The rest will wait for another day.

My flowers

 My iris were beautiful this year.  I didn't get to see much of them on night shift but here are a few pics.

 

 Brannon brought me this beautiful fiery orange plant for Mother's Day!  The bloom were gorgeous!

 I have no clue what this plant is called.  It grows in my herb garden.  It is a bird planting I'm sure. The two-tone purple is gorgeous!

 Another bird planting...Maybe there will be grapes! 

 The lemon thyme is in flower!  The bumble bees love it! I'm not sure I like the bumble bees tho and Buster definitely hates the bees!  He chases them and tries to eat them!

The lavender is in bloom by the drive.  It smells heavenly when you get out of the car.  The cat mint is peeking through the lavender.  The neighbor cat thinks this is her spot to hide.

 Lambs ear in bloom in the front flowerbed.

Lilies, lilies, lilies

It looks like the willow tree is going to make it.  Two years ago Ken pulled the bark away because he found maggot destroying the tree.  We were afraid the tree was going to die but so far it is still growing!  It looks like some of the bark is healing.

Lilies june 2011

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