A former classmate of mine, going back many (30, to be exact) years has started her own business, planting container and box gardens with edibles for her clients. I love the idea of this as much as I love supporting fellow mom entrepreneurs, so enter Elizabeth. We worked within my budget and set up several pots along my front walkway. It's been a couple of weeks since the plants went in, and so far to my utter amazement, the plants are still thriving! I say this with surprise because quite frankly, I don't have the best track record with plants and flowers. Either I forget to water, or I water too frequently, or I go away and forget to ask someone to look after the plants, or I forget to do a little pruning...well, you get the idea. Fortunately children require different care than plants to grow, otherwise.....I shudder at the thought!
So what am I growing, you might be wondering? Right now I've got a potted heirloom eggplant, a potted tomato plant, a pot of cilantro, a pot of basil and parsley, and of course, because it's summer, a pot of mint for fresh cocktails. And I've tested the mint and muddled it myself with fresh lime and mixed up quite a phenomenal mojito.
~Here are a few pics of my container garden~
MINT
CILANTRO
and a few pics of what I've made with these fabulous herbs:
Tomato Mozzarella Caprese with Fresh Basil
And a fresh mojito!
To learn more about Elizabeth's fantastic Long Island business named Earl's Kitchen Gardens, please visit her Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earls-Kitchen-Gardens/150548691683046
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