A Day Late, A Dollar Short

Here it is almost Monday, almost May 11, and almost halfway through the month! I am behind in the blogging race and must catch up. And to catch up I have to back up....let's see........to Friday, May 8. I started working in the Herb Garden/Food garden around 10 in the morning. When Carrie came home around noon, she started doing the really heavy work. I appreciate her!

I had weeded most of the garden and transplanted a few plants to better locations. When she came out to join me, she dug a deep square hole for the frame that would be nearly buried, to keep in the mint. While she buried the frame and filled it with rich soil, I pulled up the mint sprigs that were popping out all over the garden, and planted them in the frame. Together we brought in more soil where needed, and then shoveled/hauled mulch to go on the paths between beds.

I still need to make a more accurate diagram of the garden but it's nearly done. Growing there, not counting the cool weather veggie bed, are -

Mint

Catnip

Bee Balm

Feverfew

Poppies

Apothecary Rose, with new plants beginning

Oregano, with new offshoots

Tarragon, with new plants coming in

Angelica

Lovage

Hyssop, 2 kinds

Sage

Thymes

Chives, with new bunches

Egyptian Onions, a huge patch

Asparagus

Limelight Artemisia, in a horse trough

Hops, growing around and over the cedar swing.

I still need to find more used brick to finish the edging, and figure out if I can fill all the bare space with hot weather veggies - I think I can. LOL!

Done now are -

The Bog Garden

I added the 2 Larch seedlings to the Bog Garden today (Sunday, Mother's Day).

The Hemlock Garden will be finished tomorrow when I plant 6 azaleas. (3 pink, 3 yellow), and the last of the Lily of the Valley. The flood appears to have drowned the ones I planted earlier.

To Do yet:

Scent Garden - weeding, remove Greenbrier, plant seeds and flowers, map