Progress: Flower Garden

Marigold Crackerjack, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09

2009-07-29. I like marigold because of its bright yellow or light orange colored flowers. It does take some time to bloom but when it blooms it's very beautiful.

2009-08-05. Half opened flower.

2009-08-25

2009-09-19

2009-09-19

2009-09-19

2009-10-03. In this late season, I saw bees hugging the flower without moving. When I touched them, they were still alive but seemed very weak. I thought they are dying as flower season ended.

2009-03-14. This pansy has lived since 2007 and it survived another winter under snow.

2009-04-15

2009-04-26. I transferred the location of pansy from lower right corner to left of the flower garden so that I can double dig there.

2009-05-09. Pansy bloomed lots of flowers in spring.

2009-05-17

2009-05-21

2009-06-05

2009-06-05

2009-06-15

2009-06-19. As it goes into summer, the size of flower becomes smaller. Maybe pansy loses its steam.

2009-08-25

Basil Italian Large Leaf, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09

2009-06-13. We like basil but our basil did not do well. When it grew it did not look healthy.

2009-07-30. Basil flowered.

Parsley Moss Curled, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09

2009-06-11. curled parsley became forest in late summer and we were not able to keep up with consumption.

Parsley Italian Flat, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09

2009-09-05. Italian parsley also became forest in later summer and we also realized that we did not use it that much.

Cilantro Coriander, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09

2009-05-17. Seedling of coriander is cute. Like miniature coriander.

2009-06-13. We used lots of coriander and coriander was not able to keep up with our consumption. Unlike parsley coriander are versatile herb and main ingredient for Indian, Chinese and Thai cooking. In contrast, we used parsley as garnish so we could use only so much.

2009-07-09. Once coriander flowered it started dying quick. By the time it's too late to re-seed coriander since it takes weeks to grow.

2009-08-17

2009-03-14. Some chives survived from last season under snow. I'm glad to see you, too.

2009-04-15. We transferred chive from vegetable garden to flower garden.

2009-06-13. It grew well and we used it a lot.

Oregano Common, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09

2009-06-13. Oregano has soft and hairy leaves.

2009-08-17. Oregano gave nice fragrance. Unfortunately, we did not know how to use it much.

2009-08-30. The flowers of oregano kept on flowering a few months really.

Thyme Common English, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09

2009-06-13. Thyme grew but it did not flower..

Dill Bouquet, Packed for 2009 Lot#1 Sell by 12/09. Seedling of dill was fragile and it did not make it.