Green growing things

In the run up to Yarn Tribble Breeding and Library Expansion Day* I thought I would post some of the lovelies growing in my yard, mainly as a counterpoint to the acquisition of things that only give a passing wave to practicality. :-)

There are cucumbers sprouting:

Beautiful smelling rose and gardenia blooms are starting to appear:

And the spearmint and chocolate mint plants are trying to fill the half a whiskey barrel they are in:

There are also cherry tomatoes, salad greens, and California poppies sprouting, another half barrel with French lavender, basil, oregano and thyme, four full size tomato plants(two different kinds), a couple of jalapeno plants, sage, and an aloe vera plant scattered about in pots of varying sizes.  Plus there are the nasturtiums and red geranium (that has purple coneflower sprouts in it) by the front door.  I was tempted to plant more, but realized I would run out of space before running out of things I wanted to plant.  I suppose this will do....for now.

*Previously known as my birthday. ;-)