It has been a while since I had a garden update. But I am loving my garden. It has the look I want – a mini forest in my patio that smells good. I water the plants and I can smell the basil, the oregano, the mint and the jasmine

- My basil is thriving and I made a BIG batch of pesto. I made some caprese sandwiches and I plan to make some pesto pasta the coming week.

- My jasmine is blooming. I have had this plant for 4 years now and finally I see more than 1 bloom per summer.

- My Indian spinach is creeping all over my patio railing and it brings back so many memories. That is another post for another time.

- I lost my cilantro and thyme. Boo!!

- I need to move the curry leaf plant to a bigger pot soon.

- I harvested a couple of green chillies and used them to kick up the heat in some biriyani a couple of weeks back.

I do want to add some pictures but as I mentioned my blog has some issues with loading some pictures. The Caught my Eye series will also be back when I figure out what is wrong with the blog.

Here is a peek into my garden. I have herbs ,rose and jasmine as of now. I am yet to find a curry leaf plant and some parsley but the rest of the herbs are all set. There are no pictures of my cilantro but I have a pot of it. I did make it to a nursery and picked up some more plants last weekend. I will have pictures of those once I get them planted.

Rose buds

Jasmine vines on the patio railing

Basil and Oregano

Lemony Thyme - my new love

Mint and Chives