Esperanza is planted

Another 4' x 3' patch of grass of the front yard is now gone, replaced with an esperanza, or yellow bells, bush and covered in pine bark mulch. I had my sights on digging up a 4' x 12' section today, but my sights were far too high. It was all we could do to remove the grass from the smaller 4' x 3' area, and the sweat was just POURING off of me. They say it's good for you...


Within ten minutes of planting this shrub, I saw two bees buzzing around its flowers. Wow. We're going to cover the entire front yard with the pine bark mulch, and then drop in a plant here and there. Also will be putting in two walkways thru the yard/gardens. I think we're going to use the glass mulch for the main pathway, and not sure what we'll use yet for the stepping stones.


The front herb garden is growing well. The lavender is outstanding. Can you smell it? Or is that rosemary? heh heh


We'll transplant some basil down there, as soon as it roots, so we'll have basil, lavender, oregano, thyme, rosemary and chamomile. We plan to add dill, fennel and tarragon soon.

Speaking of fragrances, the nicotiana that we have growing on the roof ... the smell is just heavenly, but it only exudes its best smell in the early evening or at night. In the heat of the daytime, they have practically no smell at all, but when it cools a bit and gets dark, they really pump out the perfume. It's just awesome.


Nicotiana up close...


Just don't try to eat any part of the nicotiana plant. It's all poisonous. Funny, that ... the fragrance will attract you, but the taste will kill you! Nature is such a joker.