Herbs: what DH did this weekend, 1 by Foxnfirefly

Foxnfirefly wrote:
View of the herb garden from one of the side entrances......

I have Japanese wisteria growing on the pergola and these two arches. I have newly lanted roses on the main entrance arch. The wisteria was found growing rampant on this property and, in the first spring we lived here, it bloomed and I could have died...it smelled so wonderful. So I transplanted some to the arches when the garden was bult. In no time, it covered them but I have yet to see them flower again....

Japanese holly ("Beehive") are the hedge shrubs for the herb garden. I wanted English-style, but boxwood is toooo slow and not reliably hardy here. This type of holly is a good substitute.

DH takes credit for planting the holly shrubs, laying the foundation and building the pergola!! Of course, it all started when I looked at him one day, and said, "I want an herb garden..." "And (later) a ROSE garden......." LOL!!