The Gardening Thread

[LadyWhisp]

Originally Posted by Hedgehog

I'm sorry I'm hijacking your thread but I miss having a garden too. Is there anything you can grow easily in a window box?

Lavendar's wonderful, and is supposed to keep the bugs away too.

Maybe something tumbling down would add shape and life to it, too. Maybe a miniature ivy?

Geraniums are always astonishing, but I can imagine they'd get easily damaged if they catch the wind.

[LadyWhisp]

Originally Posted by a_little_devil

Many years ago when I was a young girl my parents bought these two trees which were on sale as they had been in a fire. They werent growing so they were going to throw them out. I had a part of the garden for myself and I asked if I could plant one, and they said yes. years later its is a big tree. aww.

runner beans are easy to grow.
maybe sunflowers for the summer.
put in seeds for the winter time too.

awwwww.

I love runner beans, I might do those next year. I think the canes would nicely add height to the rather small garden, too. I'm going to build up one corner quite high, too, and put a buddleia in it. I do love sunflowers too..

[phoenix rose]

i bought myself an african violet and its actually doing quite well so far
i'm not very good with plants
i want something i can hang from one of the hooks in a my room that will smell good but not make me allergic
i swear i had a honeysuckle plant or something like that hanging in my room as a kid
they're probably pricey though
my violet was less than $3

i don't know a lot about window boxes
but the first garden i ever had was in the alley behind my first apt in the city
i'm sure the soil wasn't the healthiest
i had pea pods that grew really well
i only like sugar snap peas now though