#summer

A self-watering herb trough on a south rail that survived our forgetful summer.

Our south-facing balcony cooks herbs by noon. A rail trough with a built-in water reservoir kept basil, parsley and chives alive through a h…

Three balcony herb planters that survived a Lisbon summer of forgetting.

We tried six herbs in three pots. Three died, three lived through a forty-degree week and our forgetting. Here is what stayed and what we le…