Katy Ereira

Look At My Garden Grow!

Remember a while ago I attempted growing some herbs? Well, the coriander and parsley died... but the basil (try brie, basil and tomato in crusty rolls) and chives (on salad) are delicious! 50% success rate, I wouldn't say that was too bad for a novice first attempt!

At the same time as planting some herbs, I also planted some tomato plants - 15 in total. They have been doing extremely well and are beginning to produce fruit! I can't wait to eat them.

We went to the garden centre yesterday with the intention of getting some pot plants to place in our 'front garden' - a little bit of gravel surrounded by a low brick wall. I chose a giant pot, a pink grass, and some colourful trailing flowers to surround it. It just makes walking up to our front door that little bit more inviting, and walking by that little bit more interesting! I was getting jealous of the pot plant arrangements the people down the road have.

I also picked up another little gem - my mother spotted it, intrigued by the name... Chocolate Cosmos, and Oh My God. The flowers smell DELICIOUS. Exactly like hot chocolate! I put it in a special little pot now sitting near to the tomatoes in my back garden, basking in the... well, not-quite-sun. I could just go and sit out there and sniff this thing, and the tomatoes, all day.