In the top left corner, the echinacea now has many flower buds, and soon will be displaying a beautiful purple show. I've pruned the rosemary standard (top right, not visible in this picture), and the blooms of spring are gone already. In the bottom left, a new unplanned element has sprung up: a cluster of sunflowers. I didn't want to pull them; I felt as if they had emerged there for a reason. Of course they will probably obstruct and overshadow some things, but to me that is nature. Behind the sunflower cluster is the bay tree, which has a few new shoots. And at the bottom right, the two chive plants sandwich a small sage. The outer border of oregano is doing well; I have trimmed it a few times, and it is starting to fill in a little. My alpine strawberry seedlings were finally big enough to transplant into the plot, however, they are still too miniscule to be located in the picture. In the center, the red medallion rose has sent out much new growth, and has a number of rose buds now. Above the rose, the cardinal climber is sending out vines which curl around the branch supporting the bird box. The green ivy-looking foliage plus the trumpet-like red flowers of this vine make it a winner in many garden settings, blooming until frost.
The herb plot is guarded on the left by the tomato plants with their teepees, and sneaking its' feet into the plot on the right is a wisteria vine. It's hard to imagine that last year this was an unruly asparagus plot with no character. What a feast for the eyes it is already, a great place for bumble bees, butterflies, and baby birds!
It is a pleasure to sit here in front of this herb plot, watching its beauty evolve, never the same one day to the next....
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