Recent Obsession - dedicated to my father without whose help this would not have been possible!

Well, here it is, the project that has occupied my thoughts since winter. My herb garden. It is in the design of a compass rose. The direction lines are marked (going clockwise) by parsley (East), sage (South), rosemary (West) and thyme (North). I always plant those four herbs in that order because I love the song Scarborough Fair.

There are three kinds of basil: sweet, purple ruffled and queen of Siam. Then there's dill, oregano, tarragon, germander, celantro, sweet marjoram, chamomile, and chives. The onions and garlic can't be seen yet. I have some St. John's Wort that I just started from seed in the greenhouse (Mom gave me the cutest portable greenhouse approx. 4'x3'x2' - surprisingly useful.) and it will go in front of the chamomile when its big enough. There are four kinds of lavender next to the rocks. (There is a shorter rock behind the one in the foreground.) They are English, French, Spanish and Goodwin Gray Creek.

The flowers are marigolds and violas. I'd like twice as many violas for the boarder, but I can't find any right now. I spaced them evenly so if I find more I can add them. They should expand to a respectable boarder in any case. The dragon is named Nelson (After Lord Admiral Nelson) and he will go on the lower rock. That will free up the taller rock for the sundial that I am going to add as soon as I find the right one.

I haven't decided what to mark the direction lines with. I left space at the end of each row for a post or a rock or something. I wonder if I could get four garden gnomes wearing shirts marked N, S, E, W. Nah, probably not.