Harvesting Herbs and Mock Orange Starting to Bloom

I started harvesting herbs and came up with the idea of using my microwave chipmaker to dry the herbs.

Cilantro, Tarragon, Lemon Thyme, Thyme, Oregano, Basil,  Curly Parsley, Flat Leaf Parsley, Sage

The Lemon Thyme smells heavenly.

And, on a different topic, the mock orange out front is starting to bloom.  The smell is amazing.

Mock Orange Emancipated

Cleared out the tree/shrub at the corner of the garage so that the Mock Orange is more visible.  It was astonishing to find a 20 ft mock orange there.  I can't imagined how we have missed it for two years.  True, it was buried in a Hawthorn tree, but still.

I also got to get some weeding done in the herb garden and in the tomato patch.  I also started tackling the disaster of a flower garden in the backyard.

View the disaster....and the rhodendron in bloom and the Hosta that is the size of Godzilla.

All flower beds in the front yard got a feeding of Miracle Grow today.