Baby Shower Cakes - More Than Just Dessert

A cake which not only serves as dessert but also as a beautiful decoration or centerpiece is one of ... - Debbie Pettitt

Baby Crib Mattress - Drifting Off To Dreamland On A Carefully Selected Mattress

A baby crib mattress may well be a more important purchase than the crib itself. Your little one wil ... - Rika Susan

Celebrating Earth Day with Kids

This year why not involve the children in your life in the Earth Day Festivities. It is important to ... - Sara Duggan

Growing in My Garden

People grow in gardens. And growing in love and joy is, after all, what growing in one's garden is a ... - Carolina Fernandez

Interior Decorating and Home Decor With Inuit Art from the Arctic North

Interior decorating and home decor possibilities with exquisite Inuit art from the Arctic north to a ... - Clint Leung

Main Page » Garden & Home » Gardening & Horticulture

My Experiment With An Herb Garden

I have been known to experiment with many things in my free time. I guess people assume that because I am a writer that I have tons of free time. While that is not entirely true, it is true that my hours are unusual and that I do manage to find time for a variety of hobbies that many of my friends laugh at me for. My latest venture is to start an herb garden in my backyard.

I have been trying my hand at gardening on and off for the past few years without much success. In fact, no one that knows me thinks of me as having much of a greenthumb at all. So when I announced that I was determined on having a successful herb garden not too many people took notice or gave me a sense that they believed in me to accomplish it.

What I loved about the idea of creating an herb garden was that it seemed much easier and much less consuming that having a vegetable garden or even a flower garden. I have no idea where that idea came from, but by harboring it my head I became more and more convinced that an herb garden was truly the best bet for me.

So I went to my local library and checked out every single resource on creating a herb garden that I could find. I spent the next few weeks reading these books any time I got. I made visits to several gardeners that I knew and I was online in any spare moment outside of that. I wanted to learn all there was to know about an herb garden so that I didn't fail at my attempt when spring came and it was time to plant my herbs.

Even my family members laughed at my latest pursuit. I think they might have placed bets behind my back as to how successful or unsuccessful I would be with the herb garden. I think most of them doubted that any of the food I cooked this summer would utilize the spring's worth of herbs that I had planted.

I proved everyone wrong. Dead wrong. My herb garden turned into the biggest success of any hobby project that I have ever attempted. I feel pretty good about my success and I have loved adding fresh herbs to many of the meals I have prepared this summer so far. I guess perhaps I have a little more down time than many people I know, but that is fine by me. They get to reap the benefits of all my hard work when I pass around baskets of herbs from my herb garden that everyone can enjoy.

Author: Julee Mitchelsin

Author Bio:

Author Julee Mitchelsin loves to share with others the small bits of advice she's learned from life. Taking pictures is one of the few things Julee says that people will never regret. Learn more at www.coolpictures.info

This article can be searched using: My Experiment With An Herb Garden, Garden & Home, Gardening & Horticulture, water

Engraver Buying Tips

Are you Mrs. Johnson of Johnson & Johnson?

Hiring for Your Craft Show Business

Finding the Perfect Gift

Puggle: This "Designer Dog" Is All The Rage!

Urine Stains In Carpet - Removal Tips

Greenhouse Windows

Is Your Aquarium Balanced?

Why care if there is water in your compressed air?

Getting a Dog



Tour & Travel

Self Healing

Fashion & Relationships

Realty & Property

Culture & Art

Automobiles

Fitness & Health

Online & Indoor Games

Software & Networking

Recreation & Entertainment

Shopping Online

Healthcare & Medicine

Careers & Employment

Sports

Business & Commerce

Events & News

Children

Finance & Investment

Government & Politics

Eating & Drinking

Garden & Home

Education & Reference

Science & Research

Society & Communities

Main Page -> Privacy Policy -> Terms & Conditions

My Experiment With An Herb Garden

Related Articles