I am not only blessed with dense Chester County soil, but I also get to try my hand at my beach garden. My garden at the beach consists of a large front yard of sand, surrounded by Perovskia, Solidago and, of course, Rosa Rugosa. As with my garden at home, I'm not expert; I do what I love. I don't know if I'm supposed to deadhead the Rosa Rugosa, and I fear that I'm depleting the plant of essential minerals by allowing the large, juicy hips to form --- but I can't resist providing the birds with winter food. It is certainly an unusual site to see a bare wood thorny plant with bright orange rose hips, but without leaves. The Perovskia (Russian Sage) grows in two varieties - again a reminder that I'm name challenged: a lacy version, and a rougher more symmetrical leafed version. I prefer the latter; this is the variety that grows in the front of the house. Bees adore this plant!
I grow cherry tomatoes and basil in pots at the beach. The plants tend to be even hardier at the beach than at home, probably due to the stiff wind that blows off the water. Here's an early picture of the pots with basil and tomato buds. It's so nice to arrive on a Friday night to be able to pick yellow and red cherry tomatoes. On Saturday morning we visit the local Farmer's market to buy fresh mozzarella cheese which we eat with wonderful tomatoes and our basil. Mmmm!
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