"Cindy Fuller" > wrote

>A couple of years ago, I decided to plant some herbs in the yard. It
> started off as a money-saving proposition, but has since mushroomed.
> Now I plant mostly herbs, along with a tomato plant or two. I'd love to
> have more vegetables, but we have a small area with adequate sun for a
> garden. Here is the report so far this year:
>
> I never thought I'd say this when I first planted the stuff, but we are
> drowning in parsley. Maybe this is an Italian parsley-kudzu cross.

Huh. I haven't had much luck with parsley, myself. I sure never get
bunches like what you can buy at the store.

> The
> rosemary plant that was here when we moved in is threatening to take
> over the front yard.

You can cut that back. I get die back every year because of the
winters. Usually it only lasts a few years and I have to replace it
after a hard winter, though that hasn't been a problem lately. My
rosemary bush got blue flowers for the first time last year. I had no idea
they did that before I went to Las Vegas last year and, at a
Marriott resort, they had hedges of rosemary! Neatly trimmed,
like you'd see boxwood or whatever. Beautiful.

> The mint is perking up. The oregano and chives
> are going berserk.

My oregano did nothing last year, but this year it came back
and is getting big.

> The thyme's getting a little raggedy. Yesterday I
> put basil seedlings into the ground and planted some cilantro into the
> pot that held some bulbs earlier this spring. I also have pots of
> tarragon and sage. We don't use them much--yet. Give me time, though.
> The strip between the retaining wall and the sidewalk has a new lavender
> plant, along with the ones I bought in Sequim last summer. The lavender
> is my one concession to aesthetics, along with the bulbs I planted last
> year. I'm hoping the lavender plants squeeze out the dandelions
> eventually.

It's so pretty, even after it blooms. Me, I don't consider it an herb as
I don't care to eat it.

I'm glad you're enjoying your herbs.

nancy