Mike’s physical therapy is near Lowe’s, so while he was stretching,bending and moaning and groaning, I zipped over to see my True Love. Rendezvous!  I bought two rosemary plants and a pretty phlox.

Here’s one of my purchases. I stuck one rosemary plant in a pot where I’ll be adding a few more herbs.  Right now, it has rosemary, basil and mums from last year.    I want to make some individual herb markers, but until I get those made, I created one marker indicating this pot contains herbs.  Some people in this house may mistake herbs for weeds.

It was a breeze to make the herb marker.  Just a Ball canning lid, black spraypaint and a paint marker I picked up at Walmart for $1.49.   I stayed away from chalk on this herb marker since my pot is out in the weather. I  hot glued my lid to a wooden spoon and stuck it in the pot. Done!

There is something beautiful about a Ball canning lid…so many possibilities for home organization.    We have a Ball plant in Bristol.  I wonder if they make these or some other lid? Does anyone know?

The rosemary will be yummy with the Yukon Gold potatoes planted last week that everyone says won’t grow since they are just stuck in the dirt in the raised bed with no hills, no planning, no problems. See the post about that here.   Here’s the other rosemary plant.

And I found something beautiful on the half dead plant table. It was a phlox. Had been $5 and it was now $3. I usually like to keep my half dead plant purchases between 50 cents and $1.50 but I caved.

And while I was planting the rosemary and phlox, I turned and enjoyed this cherry tree which just bloomed out.  It was a half dead plant at one time–about 10 years ago–but not today!!

Have a great weekend. Thank you for reading Rivercliff Cottage.