Wandering Around the New Herb Garden - July 10, 2019 @goldenoakfarm
Row 5: honesty seed pods
These are what drew me into the garden. They are a long way from finished as they will turn a golden/silvery color then.
Row 2: fairy behind anise hyssop and under dill
Then I realized I’d never gotten a photo of the fairy and birdbath after we moved them into this garden yesterday.
Row 2: Blue flax and borage
I was stopped on my way to the birdbath by the lovely blue of these volunteers.
Row 2: borage
And again by the prolific borage flowers.
Row 2: basil
Last time I looked at the basil, it was still small and attempting to flower. I’d removed the flowers. But it is starting to look like decent basil, after being chilled far too many times.
Row 2: tansy
I’d almost made it to the end of the row and was stopped by the tansy, which had grown out into the walkway. It must be 7’ across now.
Row 3: the birdbath in the bee balm bed
I finally made it to the end and onto Row 3 where we’d put the birdbath in the only open spot, in the now empty bee balm bed.
Row 3: snapdragons
I’ve always love snapdragons because you can make them “talk” by squeezing the sides of the flower together.
Row 4: Echinacea paradoxa buds
I’d spotted these buds a day or so ago, and finally got a photo of them. I am still amazed at how well this plant from the Ozarks has done here in cold New England.
Row 4: stocks and purslane
I continued to wander around and saw the stocks had really started to flower well. And as usual, the purslane was enormous.
Row 1: santolina flowers
I glanced around one last time and caught sight of the santolina in Row 1. It was now flowering, another plant that has typically not survived a New England winter.
So those are the stars of the garden for this week.
The bird bath is lovely. Is it glass? I need to clean ours as the winter rains mean it's been full and greeting algae.
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Yes, some kind of thick glass. I found it at a tag sale for $5. It does get algae pretty quickly. I have the stone in it (which doesn't help the algae) to keep the wind from blowing it off.
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As it started with very poor soil, I am often amazed at how well some of the plants do. This is the 4th season, and I've worked diligently trying to improve the soil.
This garden will soon have a mini wall (think English walled garden) on one side to hold warmth and slightly break the sweeping wind. I hope it will mean I won't lose so many plants in winter....