I began gardening several years ago, where I converted an old kiddie pool into a pretty successful garden. Every year since, I have continued to learn more about gardening. Thankfully, now I have access to decent sized flower beds where I plant every summer. This year, I have expanded into another bed and increased the variety of plants and herbs.

Here is a list of what’s growing and what I plan to add once the weather warms up:

• 2 heirloom tomatoes
• 1 jalapeno
• 3 banana peppers
• 1 bell pepper
• 2 eggplant
• 4 zucchini
• a whole lot of peas (English & Sugar Snap)
• 3 cauliflower
• 3 broccoli
• carrots
• onions
• garlic
• parsley
• mint
• chives
• rosemary
• lemon balm
• lemongrass
• lavender
• arugula
• mustard
• basil (tulsi, spicy globe, lemon, Thai, sweet)
• thyme
• borage
• corn
• dill
• 4 cantaloupe
• 4 watermelon
• 1 elderberry (black lace variety)