Our last visit to the nursery also saw to the arrival of two new perennial plants - a spearmint plant, who Saya named
Britney, and a pepino melon plant, which I dubbed
Pepe. We planted Britney into a fairly shallow but wide pot right next to the tomato patch. We mixed a lot of compost with some of our clay-soil. Pepe found his way into a tall-rectangular-shaped pot, right by the watermelon patch's entrance. The pot has a lot of decorating potential seeing as it has flat, large sides.
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| Our spearmint on the left and our Pepino melon on the right. |
Besides the amazing smell of spearmint, I am told it has quite a lot of uses, ranging from medicinal to food-related. Here's a
link to a site with a lot of uses and information for this special herb. The Pepino melon I chose because it already has it's first melon and because I'd never before seen one of these plants - although I'm told the fruit is delicious.!
My husband and I have been in our home for five years. We spend Spring and Summer gardening, planting mostly perennials and shrubs since we are surrounded by deer. They eat every annual imaginable but are a delight to watch. Besides, they were here first. When we first moved in, we made the decision to plant one tree every year, but only to the point that the property did not look overwhelmed. Those trees give us immense joy as watch them grow each season.
ReplyDelete:) Wow, your garden must look amazing by now! If we had deer to watch in our garden, I'd probably stay there all day! haha
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of planting a tree every year. Definitely an initiative to follow! It's great planting something that will hopefully be there long after one's time. Thanks for your comment :) Much peace and love.