Herb Pots & Magnolias

OH...MY...GOSH....It's finally May and I honestly feel like I'm crawling out of my SKIN I'm so happy!!! Winter blah is over and I get to have five (maybe six) months of pure paradise.

So to celebrate the joyfulness of May Day, I took my little guy and went to a huge nursery in town and found some beautiful flowers to plant in my yard, as well as some fresh herb plants. On the Martha Stewart site I loved the "Herb Garden Centerpieces" they did and since I don't need THAT many herbs I opted for smaller and simple. I've got Rosemary, Sweet Basil and a small Oregano together, and then Thyme. I think I use Thyme the most, so I made sure to get several of those. What a great, cheap decorating thing - or even a great gift for a friend. I got my herbs for .99 cents because they were being clearanced! I hope my little baby herbies grow huge so I can eat them! (how nurturing, huh?)

I love it! How cleva.

On my way home, I saw this blooming magnolia tree and asked if I could take some pictures. I am madly in love with magnolias - prob'ly because I'm a Southern girl at heart. (I love you, Paula!!!) (we are soul sisters and she doesn't even know...maybe I'll tell her someday FACE TO FACE when I go visit her in her restaurant...)

Dumb Blonde Gardening 101

Okay, so I should write a book about Dumb Blonde gardening because I have NO idea what I'm doing!!! That's okay, though, I like it that way. I like to learn as I go.

So...nobody got hurt in the process, and I made this glorious box for a raised garden bed!!! I read up on how to do it HERE and after much sweat and a couple of tears, I did it. It isn't exactly how the instructions said to do it, but whatever! It worked!


Alright, so the plants won't care if all of the legs are straight - the point is that I MADE IT MYSELF!!!





















And here is my little box. Precious, isn't it? My husband made me put it here because it's such an eyesore! But it will get plenty of sunshine, so I don't care. He'll think it's an eyesore when I'm bringing in yummy, fresh veggies for our summer grilling and salads.



And here are my little babies. The tall guys there are my green beans - I LOVE fresh green beans!!!





These happy little guys are my sunflowers. I hope they grow to be big, strong, and gigantic!!!

Obviously they won't go in the garden box, but I've got a great spot picked out for them in the back of my yard.



I can't remember what these are - cucumbers maybe - but whatever they are, they're CUTE!!!

My kids have really enjoyed this whole seed planting process. They're just as excited as I am. Now I just have to figure out how to keep the furry woodland critters away...