...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.
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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...
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Again, backyards not common in apartments - get on track, AT
ChrisGal: planter boxes can be used anywhere.
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.
Chives are beautiful and indestructible. AND tasty on a baked potato, etc. Easy to grow (EVEN ON A BALCONY, ChrisGal.)
lots of apartments in Philadelphia have backyards or some outdoor space. keep them coming!
Yay! Yum! Chives!
Where I live, flowering chives are extra great because they are unappetizing to deer (which eat most everything else I try to grow).
Those are so pretty. I see them in clusters in my area and look gorgeous. The bonus is a delicious topping on a potato.
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.
That is so pretty! I grow chives in my garden, but I've never let them get to the point that they bloom.