green thumb

I've never really been known to have a green thumb. Our first little house in Stratford, CT had a cute little garden in the front and on the sides of the house, along the porch and behind the porch. By the time we moved out, we had replaced the front with low-maintenance holly and other year round greens. The side was dug up and seeded with grass. The porch area was dug up and seeded with grass. The only things I cared to keep healthy were the two beautiful blue hydrangea plants. Those had sentimental value as they were the primary flower in our wedding. How I loved those! I do hope they're still blooming today at that cute little house.

Currently, we live in a place where the sun beats down pretty much everywhere in our yard. I have found a place where I'd love to put a hydrangea plant...maybe next year. Eventually, I also plan to dig up all the azaleas in the front (they don't like the full hot sun they're getting). This year was the first I've tried growing vegetables. I tried some herbs from seed a couple years ago. Those results were dismal. This year, however, my pepper plant is thriving in the pot where it lives in the backyard. The above picture shows one of my peppers that I have, so far, managed not to kill! I chose to grow one vegetable that even Dylan will eat. He loves raw, sliced peppers so I figured these would be well-loved and, most importantly, eaten. I'll let you know how they taste very soon!