Porch, in progress
Jun. 26th, 2006 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidI got word before Shabbat that windows can be left open. The painters are done, the staining of the porches is also done, so I can move stuff back onto the porch.
I started yesterday, trying to make the porch a good, usable space. There's still a bunch of wood and empty pots to deal with, but I've made a good start.
So far: one three-foot window box has seedling marigolds I'd started from seed. Another three-foot window box has mixed wildflower seedlings*, also started from seed. The third window box frame is not yet compliant (I don't know why it won't stay on the railing when the other two will; I think I'll reinforce them with electrical ties, if I have any that are long enough); the three-foot insert is in the shade of the railing, with Thai basil, arugula, and watercress. The planter that sits on top of the railing has peppermint and two varieties of nasturtium. In big pots, there's the huge lavender (French? with dentilated leaves) and a smaller lavender (with straight leaves), plus a huge sage, recently transplanted from being in the ground; I'm hoping it makes it. Smaller pots have regular basil, thyme, a jalapeno pepper, a new rosemary, a gerbera daisy*, and many chives (one invaded by clover). There are also two with basil seeds planted in them yesterday; I should've paid attention to germination time.
I'd like to get some hanging flowers, and possibly some more edible leaves. I asked about overwintering a potted tree, but that's not possible unless I bring it inside. I might do it anyway; the Japanese red maples are so pretty.
I have to put the chairs out again, and think about getting a small table or two. If I had pots of money, I'd make the sukkah frame into a true pergola and make more involved designs, but I think what I have will be pretty once there's enough sun to let the plants grow.
* not edible.
I started yesterday, trying to make the porch a good, usable space. There's still a bunch of wood and empty pots to deal with, but I've made a good start.
So far: one three-foot window box has seedling marigolds I'd started from seed. Another three-foot window box has mixed wildflower seedlings*, also started from seed. The third window box frame is not yet compliant (I don't know why it won't stay on the railing when the other two will; I think I'll reinforce them with electrical ties, if I have any that are long enough); the three-foot insert is in the shade of the railing, with Thai basil, arugula, and watercress. The planter that sits on top of the railing has peppermint and two varieties of nasturtium. In big pots, there's the huge lavender (French? with dentilated leaves) and a smaller lavender (with straight leaves), plus a huge sage, recently transplanted from being in the ground; I'm hoping it makes it. Smaller pots have regular basil, thyme, a jalapeno pepper, a new rosemary, a gerbera daisy*, and many chives (one invaded by clover). There are also two with basil seeds planted in them yesterday; I should've paid attention to germination time.
I'd like to get some hanging flowers, and possibly some more edible leaves. I asked about overwintering a potted tree, but that's not possible unless I bring it inside. I might do it anyway; the Japanese red maples are so pretty.
I have to put the chairs out again, and think about getting a small table or two. If I had pots of money, I'd make the sukkah frame into a true pergola and make more involved designs, but I think what I have will be pretty once there's enough sun to let the plants grow.
* not edible.