Our acreage has a lot of trees, which means it is too shady to have a proper vegetable garden. Our second-story back deck faces south, however, and gets enough sun to allow for a few pots of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. I always plant red grape and yellow pear tomatoes, bell peppers, and Japanese eggplant. I tried planting zucchini, but it is not happy in the smaller pots I've used so until I find larger containers that are attractive or a sunny spot in the yard I no longer plant them. My harvest is never large, but I always manage to get a little something to enjoy. I will probably roast these peppers, tomatoes and eggplant with some onion and olive oil -- simple but delicious, as well as nutritious! The eggplant flowers are quite beautiful:
But my favorite container flowers on our deck are bright red geraniums, which stand out even in partial shade:
My hope is to eventually turn our rather nondescript front lawn into a cottage garden. One area in particular gets a fair amount of sun, and if I am lucky I will finally be able to plant a real vegetable garden!
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