the herb garden is begun!

Yesterday I spent quite awhile digging and pulling weeds out of this space to install my herb garden. I wasn't really sure how much room I would need but I think this is about right. As you can see, I left the flax in place (I can't bear to pull it out), and also a couple of tiny violets. There were dozens of calendula popping up and I imagine some of them will come back. That stuff is incredibly self-propagating.

Anyway, what we have in the foreground in the first picture is cinnamon basil. Just past it in that small section on the left is lemon balm. Toward the back in that circle of rocks is dill, and the sage is behind the tall flax at the front of the garden space. I also have some seeds that I will plant in the open spots. In the other photo, you can see the sage on the bottom right in its circle of rocks, and the dill just to the left above it.

I had an allergic reaction to one of the weeds that scraped my arm. My forearm was red and swollen but, oddly, didn't itch. I put some benadryl cream on it, and it's better this morning but still a bit red.

Today I must spray Roundup on various weeds, and I should start working on preparing a spot for my seed mat. We are going to be gone next weekend and I don't want to wait too long to get it going.