Herb garden …..update

I never was big with gardening. Hubby tried gardening a couple of times.

At our last house, I grew all kinds of plants. At this house, I have the indoor plants and some flowers growing in the flowerbed out in front of the house. I also have several pots of bare dirt on the front porch. I planted some climbing gourds, hoping I could train them to go up the posts to the porch roof but they didn't survive the first hot days we had since I can't go out to water them and Pretty refuses to water plants outside for me when I can't manage it. The plants in the house are just leafy plants that don't bloom except the oxalis. Oxalis is a type of three leaf clover. The ones I have inside and out are edible and have small pink blooms on them. Once in a while, Pretty picks some of them to go in her salads. I used to pick some oxalis and added them to soups or stews but Pretty doesn't like them cooked so I stopped adding them.

The one time I was successful at gardening it was run over by a clueless guy mowing our lawn.

I’ve tried, unsuccessfully, to grow herbs. They thrived, but unfortunately the slugs, snails, bugs, birds etc, ate them all before I did. A lot of money wasted for little joy. I now get all my herbal needs satisfied by Tesco or other such reputable supermarkets.

I don't have her garden but I would love to have one

Our favorite herb to grow is sweet basil. I've tried growing rosemary, but it didn't seem to like the climate in my region. I would like to try growing oregano and thyme when able. My small balcony has mostly ornamental plans and succulents.