David and I have been enjoying this beautiful April weather by spending time in our backyard. Last weekend we fixed up the landscaping and bought a charcoal grill! We’ve already used it twice. I love grilling fresh veggies and a juicy steak! We also planted 7 types of herbs in pots, but I’m not sure of how they’ll do. We planted: basil, chamomile, cilantro, chives, parsley, oregano, and rosemary. Here’s a picture of our backyard from last night. Isn’t the golden evening sunlight pretty?
Next on the list: planting flowers in the window box, hanging baskets, and pots on the front porch and planting our vegetable garden! We’re still trying to decide what to grow. In the meantime, does anyone know of some shade- loving annuals I could plant in my hanging baskets? They hardly get any sun at all and all I can seem to find are sun-loving annuals.
-E
I just LOVE your house! It’s so adorable! What fun to have a backyard to do stuff in! We planted several herbs too. Our basil is doing pretty good but our dill is dying. We’re not sure if it’s too much water, not enough water, or what? It’s shriveling up and a little yellow. I would think yellow means too much water, but we only water it every couple days. Any thoughts? Our parsley and cilantro we planted from seeds and there are no signs of them growing yet. haha…
So how are you and Baby feeling? I can’t wait to see ya’ll tomorrow at Moms2Moms! Do you want to do lunch together some time? I’d love that!
We’ve been slowly working on clearing out our office to turn it into the baby’s room. You never know how much stuff you accumulate until you try to empty an entire room! hehe… but we’re getting rid of a bunch of stuff and storing other things. How’s your nursery coming?
Michelle,
Thank you so much! We really enjoy our house and especially our yard. We would love to have you and Kyle over sometime to grill out! I’m excited about Moms2moms too, I feel like I haven’t seen you in awhile
I would love to do lunch!!
About the dill, I’ve read that dill can be rebellious when you try to transplant it from it’s first home (the pot you bought it in) and can pout for awhile. Kinda funny if you think about it. Some say give it time and it’ll come back. Also, it doesn’t need tons of water and it needs enough depth to grow it’s roots. These are just things I read.
Parsley on the other hand takes a long time to germinate from seed and is easier to start from a plant. Hope all this helps!
We haven’t started on our nursery yet but I sure have been thinking about it! We did pick out our crib and changing table though
I’ll see you tomorrow!
Thanks for the tips! I have noticed among the dying dill sprigs there are little ones sprouting up so maybe there is hope still!
We would love to do dinner sometime! Maybe after this semester ends we can all find a good evening to hang out!
I would love to go baby shopping with you! If there is a late morning that works for you in the next couple of weeks, let me know!
I replied to your message about twins on my blog.