i've not always been one to enjoy eating outside, what with all the bugs and all!! however, my the manager of the apartment building i live in has given me full use of the patio just outside my apartment, making it off limits to other tenants - one of the perks to living in a teeny bachelorette apartment! this has motivated me to make full use of the patio, setting it up as an outdoor living space!
it's quite lively. large enough for a table, chairs and BBQ, and a container garden!! i am still working towards furnishing the patio (i found a great little table but must use my camping chairs until i find the perfect chairs!) but i have been busy learning about and planting some container gardens!
when i returned from my trip to bc, i went straight to work to figure out how many plants and planters i could manage, which plants i wanted to grow and how best to set this up. i found heaps of help and advice from a couple of ladies at the garden departments of superstore and kent in saint stephen, and i am very excited about the results... and i cannot wait to see the little plants flourish into a bountiful crop!
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| basil! |
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| tomatoes, bell peppers and borage... yum! |
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| sister planting... check it out! |
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| a bowl full of salad greens! |
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| the beauty of using containers is that i can pull the pots into the sun when it is bright and warm and beautiful, and then pull them back under the patio roof when there is excessive rain! |
now, i am not much of a green thumb, and i really don't like to have my hands dirty, but putting these containers together was really exciting, and i felt... awesome. digging with my hands deep into the soil, making sure the plants would take root well was exhilarating!
i am sure i will be sharing some bits about my gardening journey as the weeks and months go on, and the plants begin to produce their bounty!
love & sunshine,
shannon-may
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