Herb Garden

I had my herb garden in a sunny window in the kitchen but it wasn't thriving like I had hoped.       

I thought my herb garden might do better outside,   so I moved it to a little area on the east side of the porch.

This area has had chives planted there for years,    in fact they are kind of getting out of control!

I had several pots of mint in my kitchen window that needed to be planted outside.      Mint is really bad about spreading,   so I decided to plant it in a container to control it.      This rusty vintage grocery cart was already in the area,    so H lined it with plastic and filled it with my mint plants.

After my grocery cart was planted in mint,     I prettied it up a little with some herb rocks,   a cute set of miniature metal chairs, and soften it with some fabric.

I hung a big pot of yellow petunia's on the side of my grocery cart.

  

I have a couple of sage plants,   some basil,  and a little thyme.

And of course,    a lot of chives......lol!

The wrought iron rail that you see in front of  the french doors  was a left over from the old deck that H tore down.      There's an identical piece in front of the french doors on the other side of the porch.     The rest of the wrought iron that was around the deck is scattered around the yard since we decided to put a wood fence around the new deck.

I don't have many flowers in the herb garden,   but I do have a couple of petunia baskets.

The herb garden is a perfect little spot so sit down and have a glass of sweet tea when I take a break from working in my flower beds.

This old gas heater is just the right size to set a glass of sweet tea on

The rose garden sets on the west side of the porch.......

 

If you look at the far end of the yard,    you can see a little yellow house.      It's furnished with all my fall decor.

 

You can see the new deck just to the right of my herb garden.

I'm happy to say that the deck is finished........

H's project now is to construct a "wall"  for the faux fireplace that will sit on the deck.

The fireplace is secured to the deck and H will paint it tomorrow.   You can see the fence panels that will go around the deck leaning up against the fence.........it won't be long til I get my turn!     Decorating the Deck!