Hello friends,

Our herb garden and patio were looking a little weary over the summer, and the plants in the herb garden bed had well and truly bolted and gone to seed, so it was time to give the herb garden and patio a tidy up.

After pulling out all the weary looking plants from the herb garden bed, it was time to head off to the local garden centre. I bought a couple of replacement bags of potting mix, and a range of herb plants that we regularly use.

After topping up the potting mix, and watering it in, it was time to place out all the new herb plants.

I bought coriander, chives, oregano, sage and a parcel plant. I thought the parcel plant was Italian parsley when I bought it, but when I got home I realised I'd bought a new to me herb plant. According to research I had to do "Parcel tastes like a combination of parsley and celery. It is sometimes known as Chinese celery, wild celery or leaf celery. It is often used in salads but can be used in just about any dish."

Luckily the parcel plant will work with our cooking style, so it's a welcome addition to our herb garden.

I then weeded the rest of the patio as well. While I was tidying things up in the herb and patio area, I also fertilised our citrus bushes.

Once all that was done, I gave the patio and herb garden a decent watering after the hot and sunny weather we've been having recently.

It was really good to tidy up that area of the garden, and it'll be fine now until late autumn. It's now a great place to sit in the sun and enjoy on hot sunny summer days.

Have a wonderful day

Julie-Ann

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Tags: 2025, Citrus, Fertiliser, Herb, Herb Garden, Herbs, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin, Patio, Pomegranate, Summer