Today is one of those days to which I have been looking forward. Sunny, warm...a short work day. I am poised with wheelbarrow, shovel, plants and many bags of compost. I LOVE to dig in the dirt and plant things. I have a (maybe misplaced) sense of hope that this year I will be able to make a big difference in what the gardens will grow. I have been in a 'transition' with the gardens around this house since we moved in. Mind you, the first year I did nothing. It was August when we moved in so I just let things be as they were. I had to wait for the next spring to see what all came up and bloomed. Then I had to decide what I still wanted to keep, get rid of, move, thin out, etc. I ended up digging up and getting rid of most 5 bushes. They had gotten some weird disease and died. Once I got rid of those, then some of the other surrounding plants began to thrive again.
This year I am going to attempt flower towers for decoration along with a rock garden and the usual plants. We'll see if I have any talent.
Troy managed to get rid of our old dishwasher. He put in a new one. Much quieter. I like it. It was a major undertaking since the old dishwasher had been hard wired in and they had hooked it up using copper pipes...nothing flexible. Frankly, I was surprised he had any idea what he was doing.
Well...now...I guess I should go get busy. Time to perk up my yard!
4 comments:
Here's hoping your garden(s) thrive better than the ones Mrs. O and I planted. We went from very wet weather to very dry with very little transition and our veggies and tomatoes were a mixed bag. Some did okay, others not so much. Same with the flowers. But I have not lost my touch with weeds. They absolutely flourished.
Going to try sharing a link here:
Gardening for health
Mr. Ornery...I always figured I had a better mood after gardening just because of the sun, giving beautiful plants a new home, creating a new garden layout, and the quiet...no family, no TV, no phone, no dogs. LOL Who knew all I needed was bacteria?
good luck, I keep thinking I'll plant something and nurture it, but it just falls to the wayside...
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