out 12 years ago) I managed that. Now I miss them a lot but in general, I am really happy where I am.
I grew up in an apartment complex. We had only 2 balconies and neither mom nor dad were interested in container planting. We don't have the P-patch concept there either. However, I have always liked dirt, water and sun combination :)
When I first moved to DC, I had an efficiency (a studio apartment) yet I had two three small pots where I had herbs only. I didn't have a balcony then. After living 5 years there, I moved to another apartment complex, it was closer to my new job and some great friends who were always like a family to me. I was so lucky as I had a balcony there, soooo I had bigger pots with one tomato plant and some herbs and flowers.
My third place was even better. Even though it was an apartment complex, I was in a corner unit on ground level. Therefore, it felt like a townhouse. I had a mini yard but I still did container planting and flowers went into the little yard. Two years went by so fast and I had another dream come true. I moved in with MLF who had a town house with a little yard at the back and a little yard at the front. Since he hadn't done much, he surrendered them to me. Yeeyyy!!! I had a yard now. It was small but I grew tomatoes and peppers and some herbs. We planted roses, strawberry and azaleas at the front yard. Wooww amaazing!!!! I thought I was in heaven. (I wasn't aware of a bigger heaven then)
Then 2 years ago we moved to PacNW. Woow very different climate but very very moderate. It took some acclimation but now we LOVE it. We spent the first year in an apartment, with two big balconies where I did container gardening. Basil, pepper and tomatoes. One balcony was like an open greenhouse. The front one for the flowers again. Oh and I forgot I grew catnip for Pete and Pixel at the front too and they loved going out to munch on fresh catnip. Of course the joy of watching them after couple of leaves was priceless!!!!
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