It is exciting to watch ingredients collide with ideas. We have started putting together this year’s weed patch. We are planting in pots and barrels this year. I hope to limit the unwanted weeds and protect the weeds we want. Lovage, garlic chives, and traditional chives returned on their own. Anise hyssop, rosemary, and chocolate mint weathered the winter. Rose thyme proved much heartier than the roses we tried to grow a few years ago. This year we added lemon verbena, summer savory, globe and opal basil, parsley, and lavender. We have planted Black Krim and Brandywine tomatoes, along with jalapeƱo peppers. All that is left is keeping everything alive.