My impatiens that were supposed to love the shade decided to die a slow and pathetic death by my shady front door. I still don't know why.
My new idea was to put the potted plants on the deck in the backyard. I needed something that required full or partial sun, and that was hardy enough to resist my accidental propensity to kill anything in dirt.
I found out there are some plants that naturally repel mosquitoes. I was instantly intrigued, seeing as mosquitoes down here are a long-lasting problem during the summer...actually, I already have half a dozen bites on my legs. Oy. Anyway, the plants include:
- Mint
- Rosemary
- Lemongrass
- Marigolds
- Catnip
I already have some marigolds in my built-in flower beds, so my goal was to get a few more along with rosemary and lemongrass.
Lemongrass, I found out, is slated for a different climate zone, so that is a no-go; and rosemary wasn't available outside of a packet of seeds.
So, I bought the marigolds along with some complimentary flowers for accent. Then I decided to get rosemary and mint in seed form and start a itty-bitty herb garden in my kitchen. My prediction is they will be dead (if they grow at all) before I can transplant them outside successfully. I hope I am wrong about that; though, I feel this will all be moot either way.
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| Newly added marigold and company |
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| The seeded pots |
Though I keep attempting to be a gardener of such, I do not enjoy it. Of course, I like a well-manicured lawn; trimmed bushes, cut grass, and a nice mounding display of brightly colored flowers...I "garden" to achieve this look. I just wish this scene was easier to achieve. The "shooing away" of obnoxious, blood-sucking bugs are certainly a bonus as well.
My last adventure in small-scale horticulture? We'll see.
M.LEWIS
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