Herb Garden

Since we moved into this house last May there was this small area that looked like this when we first moved in.  The bushes were huge and boxy so Mr. Incredible pulled them out but it left a small plot of dirt which I thought would be a perfect place to grow a herb garden.

As you can see it is right outside of our kitchen door.  {please don't look at the falling stucco, we need to re-stucco and repaint the whole outside of the house}  You can see my little garden window above it {we plan on taking down the awning to let in lots more sunshine into the kitchen}. 

Here is a shot from the top of it...as you can see in the right back, I've planted lavender, in front of the lavender is mint, Mojito anyone?  To the right in back next to the lavender is basil, orange thyme and in the very back I planted dill seeds.

On the right side it has rosemary, oregano and more lemon thyme.  I love to cook with fresh herbs and having it right outside the kitchen makes it so convenient, don't ya think?  I don't have as much time during the school year to get my coolinery groove on but come summer when schools out I get down.  I got the cute little silverware markers from Anthro awhile ago but they would be super easy to make.  With a hammer and metal letter stamps and some vintage silverware from an antique store or flea market, they always have a lot of mismatched ones.   The stamps I think can be found at the Home Depot or Lowes.  If you have been following my blog for sometime you might of remembered  the planted herbs in mop bucket I did a couple of summers ago.   Also you can go here and get the markers with the seed packet combo if you so choose...or make your own. 

On another note have you seen the new Agrarian Line at Williams Sonoma?  Wow...they have all kinds of neat stuff for the garden,  such as growing herbs or veggies for example these herb bombs.

or the seed bombs from here . 

or some heirloom seed packets...

I love the packaging on these form WS...I would like the packets just to frame them and put them up and decorate my dream potting shed....

We talk a lot about having a garden in the backyard, right now it is such a overgrown weed mess.  We need to get it into better shape so we can have our meals out there and enjoy when the warm weather is here to stay.  One area behind the garage I've been cleaning up that I thought would make a great area for some raised beds and a garden full of fresh veggies, there is nothing better than a homegrown tomato in my opinion.

a chicken coop.  I love this one cause it has wheels and you can move it around.  I don't know if I told you but my neighbor behind us has chickens and I love that you can hear them clucking when they are laying eggs.  I'm really hesitant about having chickens because we have a Jack Russell Terrorist on the property and she might think they gets KFC every night for dinner.   My favorite chicken coop hands down would have to Heather Bullards, you can get it has a kit and make it yourself from Country Home.  Those of you that have chickens...what about your dogs or cats?  Can they co-exist?  Does it depend on breed or temperment?

 

Comments

[Becky Martinez Roberts]

I don't have chickens but I have friends who do. You have to watch out for predators such as coyotes and eagles (do you have those in Whittier)? They are worse than dogs. Hounds are worse then most around chickens. As long as they are secure in the coop they should be ok. Most people let there chickens roam around when they are outside but they do poop all over the place.

You can also feed your chickens your left over fruit and vegi's, they love that kind of stuff.

We grow a huge garden every year, I'll have to post pictures this year. That is the beauty of living on almost an acre in the country. I am a misplaced city girl who has found herself in a rural enviroment. Who would have thought?

[shelley e]

Love you herb garden! And it is perfect right by your kitchen! :)

[ellie]

actually we do have coyotes, hear of small animals getting nabbed all the time...My squirrel chasing Jack I worry about, would love to see your garden I've been slowing developing my green thumb the last few years.

Thanks Shelly I think it is a perfect spot...lets see if it has enough light there...see you in June..

[Adt Alarm System]

Some herbs were given magical properties, probably because of their medicinal uses. The early Chinese considered artemisia to have special charms. In France during the Middle Ages, babies were rubbed with artemisia juices to protect them from the cold. Ancient Greeks used sweet marjoram as a valuable tonic, and parsley as a cure for stomach ailments. Rosemary was eaten in the Middle Ages for its tranquilizing effects and as a cure-all for headaches.

[jessesToons]

I love this article, I wish I would have thought about this outdoor herb garden kit a long time ago. This will be my first season ever trying one. I've been doing as much reading and research on it as I possibly can, I guess we'll see how it goes! http://www.bloommaster.com/store/categories.php?category=Kits