The Wednesday Wonder this week was to plan(t) a garden. I live in an apartment, on the third floor, but I do have a large balcony that gives me a lot of "mini-gardening" joy during the growing season.

I have about 12 pots on the balcony, and each year I vary what they hold. Geraniums (both regular and ivy), ivy, petunias, pansies, Gerber Daisies, one year foxglove, peppers, dianthus (they even overwintered one year), strawberries, corn (that didn't work very well). Usually I buy plants already started at the nursery, but this year, taking a page from meg and her miracle seeds, I've purchased seeds and will start them in pots this weekend.

I have two chairs on the balcony, and a little stand for reading material. Because it is on the third floor, and there are trees in front of the apartment, it feels like I have my own little nest. Most evenings (when the weather permits, and this is Michigan, so....) find me enjoying the setting sun in my most favorite place.

And, this being Michigan, right now the thought of gardening is an exercise in hope. Thanks, Kathryn, for a terrific topic!