We moved into a house last September.  It's been great.  I love my house. One of the benefits of this place is that it has a fairly large balcony.  Maybe 1.5mx3.5m.  I'm estimating.  It's enough room that we can fit a small table and two chairs and have a comfortable time having breakfast or coffee outdoors.  It's right off our kitchen/living room so it's great.   Ever since we moved in we toyed with the idea of growing some plants in containers.  My...

We moved into a house last September.  It's been great.  I love my house. One of the benefits of this place is that it has a fairly large balcony.  Maybe 1.5mx3.5m.  I'm estimating.  It's enough room that we can fit a small table and two chairs and have a comfortable time having breakfast or coffee outdoors.  It's right off our kitchen/living room so it's great.   Ever since we moved in we toyed with the idea of growing some plants in containers.  My...

I finally have pictures of the container garden I started.  There's still dirt everywhere.  I sweep and sweep and there's still more dirt.  Blech.  Well, it makes me at least wish the balcony tiles weren't so lightly colored.    I've clipped a few sprigs of lavender already and I've used some of the basil on some nice tomatoes.                       I like this view a ...

I finally have pictures of the container garden I started.  There's still dirt everywhere.  I sweep and sweep and there's still more dirt.  Blech.  Well, it makes me at least wish the balcony tiles weren't so lightly colored.    I've clipped a few sprigs of lavender already and I've used some of the basil on some nice tomatoes.                       I like this view a ...