I brought home the first of my plants, two baby geraniums. I love the lemony scent of their leaves and they are a hardy sort. I'm having to keep them indoors until I re-pot them because the little wind on the balcony keeps toppling them over.  I used to keep hibiscus and gardenias for years, and I'm thinking of getting some more. They do well inside during the winter months. I don't have much luck with herbs for some reason but I'm planning on some anyway.

On the balcony.

Be good to your friends -- Kevin Bacon.

Gardening

My sister is the gardener in the family. I'm limited to a balcony with pots, so the gardener in me lives vicariously through her. She has been getting her summer garden ready; the wisteria has a mind of its own and blooms away, heedless of whatever else is going on around it. I love cascading flowers like wisteria and bougainvillae.