We’ll settle for a photo of an indoor plant until all the green things coming out of the ground get a bit bigger. And there are so many green things sprouting up here and there and everywhere (including weeds!) I bought some mulch yesterday and this morning, I will start adding it to the big garden bed. I’ve trimmed the boxwoods and cleaned out the debris in the bed in front of the porch. There’s much to do, of course, but every day I get a bit more done.
We got our new wheelbarrow, which helped enormously as we dismantled the raised bed by the kitchen door, which has been there since before we moved here. The sides were made of railroad ties and the wood had rotted so much that they were barely staying in place. Dismantling it meant shoveling out a lot of soil and depositing it up in the woods – several trips with the wheelbarrow. I’m not sure what I’m going to do there now – I’d love to buy some sort of sizable galvanized tub in which I could plant some hollyhocks and lavender – the plants I routinely had in the raised bed. A vintage tub would be even better. But they can be pricey and pricey won’t float this year!
Today – hallelujah! – it’s going to reach 75 degrees and be sunny most of the day. Of course, the obligatory thunderstorms will follow, but the trade-off is worth it. I see tiny leaves on the maples, the hickory and other trees up in the woods. The big bush in the garden bed is in full leaf and the danged brambles are too, which means I have to do some trimming – which is putting it mildly.
All in all, a nice day to work outside.
Happy Tuesday.
