The summer heat has been hard on lawns but really sparked growth in gardens. With no room for a proper garden, I use the south-western facing porches of my house to grow a potted garden. Red Geraniums, Portulaca, Sunflowers, Asiatic and Day Lilies help dress up the place while Parsley, Cilantro, Rosemary, Thyme, Basil and Beefsteak Tomatoes serve a practical function.
Jerry Skrocki is a 56 year-old resident of Amsterdam, New York, a freelance photographer and graphic designer with a degree in Visual Communications Technology. Retired from his first career as a NYS Correction Lieutenant, where he worked in New York’s most heinous maximum security prisons, Jerry is also a Vietnam era veteran having served his Country as both an enlisted Army Medic and a commissioned Army Infantry Officer.
