Not very green thumb

After 5 hours in my garden I may have possibly made it look worse. But dang it, it tastes much much better.

It all started with the issue of the dying bushes in my back planter. There were 6 of them. I knew they needed to go. So, today, I uprooted them. While wearing a straw hat... Flip flops... And with my hair in pig tails. I had a few beers to refresh me while I was doing this uprooting.

As is wont to happen when you drink in the sun, I became very sentimental. And I stubbed my toe 3 times. My own pain reminded me of the pain these poor dying bushes were going through. So, I decided that I didnt want to kill these bushes. After all, what did they ever do to me? Sure they were on death's doorstep... but they deserved a second chance.

So I transplanted them. All 6 - basically dead - bushes. But, I had NO PLAN. So a few of the dead bushes were scattered in the front of my house. A few were scattered around the back. Now there is really no happy ending here... They do not add beauty to my property. They probably devalue it. I mean, who wants to look at a yellowing lopsided charlie brown bush?

Now why did I run around like a crazy girl moving dead plants? I did it for the Herbs. Thats right. I decided I wanted my back stone planter to be full of herbs instead of dead bushes. My vision of plenty was dashed quickly as I realized that most herbs are not beautiful. In fact, my planter now looks like there is an odd collection of weeds in it - the dead bushes looked much better honestly.

It was all worth it though. The herbs are so good. I already baked some fresh rosemary thyme bread... it was so yummy I ate the whole loaf in a day. So what is the moral? I am not sure.. since I really dont have a very green thumb. But I can tell you this - Wear sunscreen and gloves if you want to avoid pain later on.

Here is a list of a few of my herbs/edible plants:

Chocolate Mint
Spearmint
Lime Mint
Lavender
French Lavender
Purple Basil
Fennel
Thyme
Mother of Thyme
Rosemary
Garlic Chives
Tomatillos
Orange peppers
Sweet plant (tastes just like sugar but is non caloric)
Cauliflower

and then.. the best

BRUSSEL SPROUTS

mmmmmmm

I know, you can admit it. You are jealous :)