Company and gardening

[redbird]

minoanmiss/browngirl came over today so I could show off our garden and introduce her to the cats. She said very nice things about the garden, both the things we've planted—the cucumber vines are particularly attractive at the moment—and some of the plants that the landlords left behind, especially the roses. The lavender (one of those perennials) is now in bloom, and I gave her some flower heads to use in cooking.

We had lunch at Little Q Hot Pot, with much cheerful conversation about languages, our respective foreign language classes, and books.

(I planted the rosemary this morning, and watered the vegetables, before Browngirl came over, because I wanted to do that while it was cool. The plan for tomorrow is to not garden, because I think I need a bit of a rest, tempted though I am to go buy a flowering cactus. They will probably still have some on Saturday.)

Comments

[alatefeline]

Yay kitties and gardens and conversations with shiny people!

[42itous.livejournal.com]

Is it okay with you if I take a bunch of lavender flowers for the purposes of experimental ice cream? If it turns out well I'll give you some.

I think the peas are done, so if you want to pull those up and use the space for something else, feel free. If you're not composting, I'll take the vines and put them in my compost.

[redbird]

Yes, you can have some flowers, but please leave some, because they're pretty and some bees are visiting them.

I may leave the pea vines, because it's late for planting anything else, but if I do pull them, they can certainly go in your compost heap. We are composting in a very desultory manner, and would probably just put them in the yard waste barrel with the weeds.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*beams* Today was wonderful and your garden is glorious!

[redbird]

And now I am eating my yogurt with preserved ginger. *smile*

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Oh, you guys are taking language classes? Which are you working on?