Showing posts with label container garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label container garden. Show all posts

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Summer Planter Theme


potential Summer color scheme for terracotta planters

It's almost mid-June and I'll admit I'm not doing particularly well in the sprout department.  I wouldn't say I have a black thumb (when one just cannot keep any plants alive), because I do manage to keep some plants thriving.  I suppose I would say my thumb would be a muddy green in the color spectrum of gardening and figurative thumbs. 
 
That said, I've gone and purchased more seeds and plan on purchasing some new terracotta pots to decorate.  I decided to buy some organic, non-GMO seeds from Seedsnow.com.  They had almost everything I'm hoping to start again with the exception of lavender contained in a basic seed packet.  The majority of the seed packets I chose were on sale for $0.99; with the exception of oregano.  I find that these seeds were cheaper than purchasing them from a chain home improvement store and I feel a bit better about planting them. 

 All I need now is to pick up some classic basic terracotta pots and start painting while I wait for my seeds to arrive in the post (and for my cold to go away).  Above is an idea (hand-drawn and scanned) for my expected seeds to grow in with a funky summer color scheme.  Thank goodness it's still early enough in the New York growing season to start seedlings over again.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Urban gardening: Basking in the Morning Sun


From left to right: cucumber seeds (still have yet to sprout),  three organic cherry tomato plants, lavender, chives (still have yet to sprout), organic red pepper sprouts (I dried these myself from a red pepper), and more organic cherry tomatoes! 

It is rather late for me to be attempting a garden so late in the season (especially in central New York State), but I wanted to attempt it anyways.  Some of my seeds didn't sprout at all, while others took off faster than I anticipated!  I'm really holding unto the last warm weather and looking forward to an Indian summer for my container garden.  

My container garden has also become a little a zen spot for me with all the lush green.  I have two charming wooden folding chairs as well as a small table for reading in the sunshine among the little garden.  

It's a little slice of peace on the 3rd floor. 

Happy gardening!
-Caroline

Monday, August 20, 2012

Urban gardening: first cucumber

 
Small container gardening on our balcony.
To the left is our cucumber plant. To the right our young red pepper sprouts.

And of course, pictured right is the first freshly picked cucumber!

-Caroline