Flowers and More in the Herb Garden - May 2026

 The Herb Garden area is as colorful as the front yard. Almost, yesterday the yellow Moonshine yarrow in the front yard made an appearance. 

Blue Flax (oops, this particular plant isn't in the Herb Garden, but there is Blue Flax there)

Blue-Eyed Grass (not a grass, it's in the iris family)

A California poppy, sea thrift and Persian catmint combo.

Firewitch Dianthus 

Boy, does this one ever self-seed!

Ixia in front of the dianthus.  The corms came from the Dollar Tree a few years ago. 

Juniper Thyme I bought from Mountain Valley Growers quite a few years ago.  They have a nice herb selection.  I keep this as an ornamental, cooking with my common thyme. 

Persian catmint and sea thrift again, with Hot and Spicy oregano on the right, Golden oregano clumped in the upper right.

Not an herb, but growing in a container near a rosemary.  The sole survivor of a snail invasion.

Also in the Herb Garden area are the large nursery pots I used last year for tomatoes, and now hold Sugar Snap peas.  They'll have tomatoes again soon.

A volunteer flowering fruit tree appeared a few years ago.  This year is the first I can tell it's a plum.  Not the same kind as the sucker plum tree under the cedar on the other side of the yard.   I was sitting under it the other day and looked up to noticed little plums!  

More of the garden on Wednesday.  Tomorrow's Tuesday Treasures with some artwork, kitchenware, and a glass elephant.