I need to get out and get some photos of my plants. My deck is lined with tomato plants in pots (all have flowers on them now, my mouth is already watering in anticipation), some basil and oregano, a few annual flowers, my hibiscus which is finally recovering from a rough winter indoors (white fly and cat attacks), and a small plot of zucchini on the ground (with all the rain we've been getting, those plants are noticeably bigger every day...no buds yet, but the seed was only planted about a month ago, and at the rate they're growing, I hope to find them budding any day).
I like Borek's and Christina's gardens. I think there's something very nice and charming about a small backyard that's entirely a garden. It was something I really liked when I visited New Orleans (pre-Katrina). Every building had a tiny backyard, and they would be filled with flowers and a small sitting area, and the fences covered with flowering vines made it feel very private in spite of there being another building so close. It was kind of cozy...if you wanted your own quiet retreat, you sit in the backyard, if you want to be social and friendly with the neighbors, you sit on the front porch. I'm considering a neighborhood like that here as a place to move (I was originally thinking of living further out in the country, but with rising gas prices, am reconsidering adding more commuting time...we have a neighborhood close to campus where a lot of faculty live that's very quaint like that and the yards are just big enough for a small vegetable garden and some flowers and some guests for a backyard bbq, which is all I really need in a yard).
