Garden Idea

[larry_stewart]

Sometimes I can't decide if my favorite hobby is cooking or gardening. This time of the year, its probably both, as the veggies are really starting to come in. As much as I love gardening, I have much more success with things I can eat than flowers. Im guessing it's because I probably put more thought and effort in something edible, cause I'm already thinking of what and how I'm going to use it in the kitchen.

With all this in mind, I came up with a relatively smart idea ( for me). I made a planter for the patio, and instead of using one of those fancy ornamental grasses, I just used lemon grass. I did this last year too. It looks great throughout the summer, and then at the end of the year, I have much more lemon grass than I'll use in a lifetime.

 

[Zagut]

I'm with you Larry.

The heck with flowers.

And to me those plants we can consume are just as if not more beautiful then those grown just for looks.

I never thought of trying Lemon Grass but thanks to this post I now do.

There is always next year.

Give Asparagus a try. It looks like a fern and is beautiful to me and very tasty.

Takes time but is well worth it if you like it.

 

[jennyema]

I've used lemongrass as an ornamental, too and it's the bomb.

Your planter is stunning!!

 

[larry_stewart]

I've used lemongrass as an ornamental, too and it's the bomb.

Your planter is stunning!!

Thanks,
I saw something similar on pinterest so decided to give it a shot.
Im pretty happy with the results.

 

[GotGarlic]

Nice. I grew lemongrass in my herb garden one year. It got huge. It looks great.

 

[larry_stewart]

Nice. I grew lemongrass in my herb garden one year. It got huge. It looks great.

Yeah, last year i was surprised how big it got, since when I bought it , it looked like a sorry looking plant with maybe 10 -20 blades.