Hey to all you gardening ppl.

Isn't it amazing how gardens bring out the best in us?

I'll start taking photos as the season springs to life and retaining wall grows. As for killing off all my ivy, thanks for thoses words of encouragement. We no longer own a lawnmower - due to no grass to mow, but most certainly have weed wackers and other rather industrial garden weapons.

Hey,as to the scientific reason why Roundup works (from my master garden program) it is something like this: the chemical(s) prevent the leaves from producing a needed amino acid (gotten from phothesthsis) from forming a protein (I think) and preventing new growth. The plant roots absorb this chemical, but don't store it as they would do in fall or during other less active times of the season, like too hot too cold too dry and thus, the stuff needed for growth, can't shoot it up to the leaves, basiclly. The best time of year to apply is when the plant is doing its most active growth, in the Spring or after pruning, (pruning activates the plant to grow), thus you're so right to say spray the heck out of it after mowing it down. Ok enough, but I found that fact interesting, hope you didn't mind my lecture.

The first step before starting the retaining wall is to dig up all my perennials as they start to pop up and put them in pots for the season! I tried to do that last year, but between my mental health issue - in that I wasn't at all interested - and then choosing to have an elective surgery that laid me up for several months, my yard was a bit unkept. But the middle of summer prior to surgery, I ran an ad to sell some of my woodland plants and thought I'd get rid of a lot more that I did.

One thing I will make this year is Lavender Cookies! I so love the scent of lavender.

Anyone got any recipies for other unusual "herbs"?

I love the idea of a spaghetti herb garden in a pot. Here's an idea for the other pot. Spaghetti Squash! Just kidding they grow all over the place and even though I like squash, spaghetti squash is just stringy squash.

There is noting like picking a fresh tomato, warm from the sun and eatting it like an apple! As a kid, I did that with fresh potatoes too.