Hello Garden!!!

As I said before - multiple times actually - I was going to continue to add to my garden little by little and that's exactly what I've done recently! I don't think I'm done adding - I don't think I will EVER be done, but I'm quite content on the recent additions and the overall state of the entire garden. I did a complete balcony clean up and garden rearranging this weekend. I'm loving what I have going on and can't wait to add even more!

Instead of showing you just the new stuff, here's a look at EVERYTHING I have in my garden as of today! I enjoy it and sure hope you do too. :)

Let me start with the non-edible plants - mostly flowers! 

A NEW addition - pink cosmos in hanging baskets.

These came last weekend - Gerber Daisies and another flower I don't remember...

Another addition from last weekend - assorted Dahlias!

A look at one corner - plants and miscellaneous flowers.

Another corner - succulents, a GIANT Germanium, a Palm that's struggling and KAHN!

Yes, my stripey cat Kahn decided to make an appearance today. Hi Kahn!!

A close up of a geranium bunch before blooming. 

I love this flower and it's growing/blooming process.

Windowbox flowers growing from seeds!

I planted Snap Dragons and Poppies and I can't wait to see what comes up.

A hanging basket with giant marigolds. I love these flowers too! 

Maybe I just really love SPRING flowers in general...

And my awesome Elephant Foot plant. It's so funky and requires so little attention. 

Again - love!

And now onto the wonderful things you can EAT! 

My Topsy Turvey Tomato Plant!!!

I've done this three years in a row and am hoping this year I'm as happy as years past.

The first year was insane and the second year was just alright. 

If I could have something in between that would be just perfect!

HERBSSSS! I loveeeeee having fresh herbs and could stand to add a few more...

From left to right: Upright Rosemary, Sage, Lemon Thyme, Flat Leaf Parsley

And Sweet Basil all on it's own. 

I've learned that this herb can really grow fast and grow big, 

so it's best to keep it in it's own planter.

My teeny tiny Jalapeno Plant. So small and cute. 

I can't wait for it to get bigger and produce peppers.

I've loved the peppers in the past and again, I can only hope for similar results. 

My awesome Key Lime tree. 

I only have a few limes, but it's still a young tree so I'm hoping for big things in the future.

My UNBELIEVABLE Snap Peas that are doing SO well.

I have grown them before, but it was nothing like this!

I can't wait for the super sweet pea pods to start growing,

YUM!!!

And I won't have to wait TOO much longer because these my friends are Snap Pea Blossoms!

Soon!!!

I can't wait to see how the whole garden progresses, changes and expands and I look forward to sharing it with you all. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, ideas, input, etc. Thanks! 

Ga-ga-ga-growing!

While my garden isn't what it has been in the past, I'm very proud of the progress none-the-less. I haven't had to do much which is nice because I've been VERY busy! I do plan on adding to what I currently have growing, and will update you as I do so. Until then, let me show you what's happened since my last post.  

The Snap Peas continue to grow and have tons of little tendrils now. I can't wait to see if they do what I want and grow up the little wire screening I have directly behind them. We shall see.

My herbs and Jalapeno are doing alright. I used a bunch of Parsley recently so that's why it looks a little bare. The sage is growing like crazy and really starting to spread out. I haven't noticed anything to exciting about the jalapeno plant, but I'm just hoping that it does as well as my pepper plants did the last two years.

The cat grass is getting even more full and my two furry friends are LOVING it. I get home from work every night and they run in there meowing until I let them out for an evening munch in the grass.

And my lime tree... I have TONS of blossoms, but still only TWO limes this round! :( What gives?!!? I guess it is a young tree and I should be happy I'm getting anything! I just don't like that I'm teased with tons of blossoms and get so little fruit. Here's hoping that I get many more limes in years to come. And how about a few more soon too? :)

Baby Lime, Baby Lime, Baby Baby Lime

Lots of Blossoms

Lastly, because I can and because I want to share - a look at a little corner of my balcony garden. I love this area and I love it even more that I'm able to see it from my bedroom.