Yesterday, with temperatures forecast to be in the 30s at night, I decided to bring in my tender perennial herbs. I had brought the basil inside a few weeks ago, and now moved the thyme, rosemary and lavender. Thyme and lavender are winter hardy, but in containers, I have not had much luck overwintering them in the past. The thyme resides in the kitchen now, and the lavender rosemary live in the back hallway.

I still have two containers with parsley and also kale, some very skinny leeks, tiny radishes, chives, mint and nasturtium growing outside. The full porch clean-up including covering and/or putting away furniture will happen in a couple of weeks. We will have a few more warm days this week (sixties and even seventies), and I am looking forward to enjoy the afternoon sun on the back porch.