This represents my first foray into urban gardening. It may ultimately end up a flop, but if so it will be a delicious one.
Growing up, we had a rather large vegetable plot, and I even experimented with growing herbs and flowers of all sorts. However, we also had almost an acre of property to play around with-not something you can expect from a city garden.
Fast forward to moving back to the city and starting my adult life. I have lived in a high rise dorm and rented two houses. The first of which had a concrete backyard and a large overhanging tree, leading to perpetual shade. Our current abode boasts a large (by Philly standards) grassy yard that faces southwest and gets some really good sun in late afternoon. Since we have decided to stay an extra year at this house, I've got the whole summer to play around with gardening, and I've gotten myself off to a fairly decent start.
Hopefully these photos can give you some idea of exactly what I'm working with here.
Sidenote: I have a real talent for unwittingly sneaking my finger or thumb into photos. The bane of iPhotos.
