Look! Flowering Backyard Chives

click thumbnails for larger pics

Back when the weather was good on a day in late May (c'mon already, Chicago summer), we snapped some shots of our friends' 5' tall fence showing chives in planter boxes in between the stretch of planks. The flowering chives run the entire length of the fence, adding a simple beauty and of course, providing chives for summer cooking. Since 2006, our friends have been working hard...

...and to now make small outdoor adjustments is a welcome shift from all the woodwork, painting, plumbing, tiling, etc. that's been going on inside.

Related:

Jim and Kami buy a two-flat

Update: Jim and Kami's rehab

Update #2: Jim and Kami's rehab

Comments (10)

Again, backyards not common in apartments - get on track, AT

posted by ChrisGal on June 2nd 2009 at 1:48pm
view ChrisGal's profile

ChrisGal: planter boxes can be used anywhere.

posted by heather on June 2nd 2009 at 2:06pm
view heather's profile

Just found out last night my new rental has chives growing in the shared garden area. (I live on the top floor of a triplex.) Raspberries and strawberries too! Talk about added value.

posted by clampers on June 2nd 2009 at 3:02pm
view clampers's profile

Chives are beautiful and indestructible. AND tasty on a baked potato, etc. Easy to grow (EVEN ON A BALCONY, ChrisGal.)

posted by SherryBinNH on June 2nd 2009 at 3:56pm
view SherryBinNH's profile

lots of apartments in Philadelphia have backyards or some outdoor space. keep them coming!

posted by ilovelamp on June 2nd 2009 at 4:05pm
view ilovelamp's profile

Yay! Yum! Chives!

posted by snorkeljam on June 2nd 2009 at 4:31pm
view snorkeljam's profile

Where I live, flowering chives are extra great because they are unappetizing to deer (which eat most everything else I try to grow).

posted by Mavesse on June 2nd 2009 at 7:18pm
view Mavesse's profile

Those are so pretty. I see them in clusters in my area and look gorgeous. The bonus is a delicious topping on a potato.

posted by junklover on June 2nd 2009 at 7:56pm
view junklover's profile

This is the first year my chives bloomed, and also some friends of mine said the same thing. I wonder why? In fact everything in my yard is blooming abundantly, with lots of volunteer seedlings too....didn't do anything special.

posted by Charlotte on June 2nd 2009 at 9:16pm
view Charlotte's profile

That is so pretty! I grow chives in my garden, but I've never let them get to the point that they bloom.

posted by Brandyjane on June 3rd 2009 at 8:53am
view Brandyjane's profile