The Potager ~ Kitchen Garden from Seed

It’s time once again to sow the seeds for our pretty potager  – otherwise known as

our kitchen garden! {LOVE}

Never mind the cold Seattle rain, spring IS eternal and it’s coming! Promise!

There is something so satisfying about growing your garden from SEED!

So I pulled out my worn pots {on a wine barrel lazy susan}  and pretty cloches for 

the greenhouse effect…

and recycled  egg and salad cartons. I’m ready to

PLANT from seed!

{Love the salad carton idea  from my sister Linda! Just poke a few holes in

the bottom for drainage and use the carton top to catch the surplus H2O! }

You don’t necessarily need an official potting shed  to pull this off.

My potting shed is makeshift and sits on an old pine island

right off of our kitchen & dining room.

Good light is a must! This space gets plenty of

sunlight thanks to a bank of glass French

doors and a mini duomo.

Each year I have fun finding the little extras  that make the seed planting process pretty

& meaningful. That’s just me, that’s just my signature :)

This time around I rolled out a chalkboard paper runner for garden ‘notes’,

 included fun bee  garden markers on mini wooden party forks…

 vintage  garden ‘art’ 

& something from the heart for inspiration…

a vintage framed photo of my grandfather Paul and BIG bro Bob as a kid,

shovel & dibber in hand, planting the delicious Seattle kitchen gardens of my childhood.

Yes, the gardening thing is in my genes!

Thus, the  authentic ‘Italian’ basil!

I’m also trying my hand at these lovelies and more.

Looking forward to babying my seedlings.

Looking forward to spring!

Thanks for hanging out,