The Verge Garden has largely turned out to be all that I thought it would be*. When the Mrs and I step out of the Subaru Outback (cause you can't live in our neighborhood and NOT drive a Subaru Outback), we tred upon the fresh herbs and the wafting aromas of chamomile, thyme, pennroyal, and oregano harken us back to the days of yore. Seriously, I think that little bit of aromatherapy helps with the hangover.
Here's how it looks today:
If you're considering recreating such a garden at your locale, I can especially highly recommend three plants in the garden which have performed exceedingly well.
The Pennroyal, shown above, grows like gangbusters and smells like mint when you crush it. It has a nice low growing habit. It is very dense as well, which makes it resistant to weed infiltration.
The Mazus Reptans, shown in the center above, is also a really fast spreader. We're past the blooming stage, but it has a nice delicate white flower. No smell, but it is also very dense. It truly looks like
this in full bloom.
The Lawn Chamomile, on the corners above, is incredibly dense, like Kentucky Blue Grass. A great smell when walked on. It doesn't flower, or not much, according to sources, but looks like
this when it does.
Overall a success.
*Although the neighbors, despite my assurances to the contrary, are afraid to step on the plants. But I guess that's just a way of reserving the parking spot in front of our house without resorting to orange plastic cones like those trashy South Philadelphians.
