The homesite green people have been downsizing by attrition over the past few years, and we’ve gotten down to a skeleton staff. Rosemary has been taking care of the back lot since Figgy passed on over the winter, and Little Rose on the porch has been lording it over the potted sage and the volunteers that have shown up in the old planters by the steps. Guess to be thorough, I’d have to mention the bush, which is one of those generic foundation planting plants, and A-zalea (B bit the dust a few years back); and the sedum clumps; and Jim’s hennychix.
But things are changing now.
I’ve gave in to the spring urge and got dirty. Now I’m buying some more plants, and there’s more to come. And I’ve splurged for some more pots for the porch. Whooeee! We’re having a greenpopulation boom.
I bought a pot of parsley that was seeded really densely. There must have been two dozen plants. Just half trying I separated out a dozen sets. The swallowtails will love me come September.
Got a green zebra tomato, and a red grape for salads.
Lemon balm and, one of my favorites, lemon verbena. Lavender, marigold mint (T. lucida), a variegated thyme. Some leftover seeds for basil and nasturtiums and sunflowers (from the SFbee sunflower project. Thanks) Less than a week and the basil and nastis are already showing their cotyledons
For pure show, I bought a ninepack of moss rose and have them scattered around all over the place. I even set up a windowbox planter and have it resting on the ornamental brickwork on the outside of the chimney. Pretty little yellow daisy and a purple petunia. And a moss rose. I’d have moved the lemon balm into that, but it is just too freaking big already.
