Welcome to Chamomile & Calendula

After having a successful growing season last year with my very first garden, I have decided that it’s time to up the ante.  The seeds for the 2012 growing season are en-route, the garden has been prepped, and I’m here to share my successes and failures with the world.

Last year, my husband and I finally moved to a house with a yard, and we immediately began to work on our vegetable garden.  We had attempted a vegetable corner in our previous apartment but it was a bust (all we grew was a malformed green tomato).  But that was not the case last summer.  We had more tomatoes and beans than we could handle!  This year I have opted for more diversity in the garden.  I’ve been given half the yard to do with as I please, while the man manages the vegetable patch on the opposite side of the yard. 

My focus this year will be on a fairly ambitious culinary and medicinal herb garden.  As our yard is relatively small, it should require some significant planning, well thought-out execution, and some serious elbow grease throughout the summer months.  I’ll be chronicling every step of the way; from seed to bloom to being used around the house, and of course any hiccups I have along the way.

For anyone who happens to stumble across my humble little corner of the internet: feel free to offer me any tips, tricks, or old family wisdom to help me along my journey toward my ambitious herb garden.  I’d also be happy to have any words of encouragement or criticism.  At the end of the day, this blog isn’t about me – it’s about the garden.