Just a few shots from my garden in pots. First off, the marigolds. Planting marigolds in your garden improves the soil for the other plants:
Love the combination of red and orange. Below, you can see the cherry tomatoes are just beginning to take on a hint of red.
Then there are the herbs:
Can’t wait to start harvesting. And a look at the sky is nice too:
Lovely!
Today’s Lagniappe: Garden Salad
For the dressing:
* 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
* 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
* 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
* 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
* 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
For the salad:
* 1-1/2 cup salad greens
* 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
* 5 cherry tomatoes (home-grown if possible) halved
* 2 tablespoons sliced black olives
* 1/2 cup large croutons
* 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
Directions
Combine all the dressing ingredients and 1 to 2 tablespoons water in a blender or food processor; puree until smooth.
Place the salad greens in a large bowl and top with the remaining salad ingredients. Drizzle with the dressing.
A few outdoor pics for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer and Rednesday! with It’s a Very Cherry.
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Loved taking a tour through your garden. My 6yo planted marigolds and tomatoes this year. It’s so cute to watch him care for them!
This would be a beautiful addition to my garden party – hope you can stop over and join the fun!
Have a blessed week!
beautiful shots of the flowers, I’m going to try my hand at growing herbs this yr too, the salad recipe looks refreshinly good! thanks for sharing!
Enjoyed stopping by and seeing your garden! My blog is pretty new and would love for you to come by.
I have tomatoes in pots and herbs, too.
I love all the stuff growing right now.
I love the herbs in a container garden. Mine are still indoors, but I think it is safe to take them out in Vermont now. Great inspiration and much needed since I am still “displaced” after a month in New Orleans.
Wow! Look at the tomatoes already! The pics are lovely. Have a blessed day. Gloria
I did not know that about marigolds improving the soil!!!
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Beautiful garden, and getting ready to harvest. How lucky you are.
Sandy
I love looking at the “Southern” blogs…we are only seeing sprouts up here at the Jersey Shore, but I can see what we have to look forward to. Love the marigolds.
Oh, lucky you growing cherry tomatoes. They are my favorite in a salad. And marigolds are one flower that seem to be pest resistant here, which makes me a happy gardener
Jane T.