Garden wherever I can

I have such a small yard that I have had to be creative with where I can plant vegetables. This raised bed by the front walkway used to be just roses, lavender and rosemary. I pulled out a lot of the ornamentals, trimmed back the rosemary, dumped in a truckload of horse manure and voila - I had a vegetable garden in my front yard.  We also moved a nectarine tree that our daughter had "planted" from seed without us knowing; it was struggling to survive right next to the sidewalk. It is now about 15 feet tall and produced hundreds of nectarines the second year after we moved it!

Planting my winter garden among my existing plants of strawberries, flowers, herbs and peppers.

These are brussel sprouts and I also will plant broccoli, snap peas, regular peas, and bok choy somewhere in this small space.

Purple mustard greens went around the edges of this lemon grass in a big pot in the back yard this morning.

I love the book, "Edible Front Yard" by Ivette Soler. It has beautiful pictures and is a great resource for people like me that don't have/want a lawn but do want a beautiful garden that includes fresh organic vegetables, fruits and herbs. Ivette Soler's blog