Paging Don Sparks: Time to move those 50 pound bags of salt back to the shed.
Salt on the bench, potting soil across from it – the porch hasn’t yet decided what season it is.
I mulched two more garden beds yesterday, mowed the other side of the front lawn, then I had a long chat with my neighbor – we tend not to see each other around here during the winter months – and that was it for the day. Today, it’s cloudy and, of course, more rain is coming tonight. It’s seems to be a daily thing around here. But I think I’ll be able to pot the pansies and geraniums. Pansies will be in the urns near the porch, geraniums in the barrels by the funky patio. I haven’t purchased any impatiens yet, or the coleus that I plant in the vintage pots in the secret garden, nor any hanging pots. All of that costs money, frugal as I try to be. So I’m taking it slowly. That’s not hard to do given the crazy weather we’ve been having.
Normally, I’d be getting ready to plant these seeds, but since we had a frost just yesterday, I think I’m going to wait for another week just to be on the safe side.
As frustrating as this Spring has been so far, I am heartened by all the perennials that are emerging. I see coneflowers, hostas, sedum, day lilies, catmint, bee balm, rose bushes (though a couple are not doing all that well,) ferns…and that makes me very happy. Now, if we could have a few days in a row with sunshine and no rain, I’d be ever so grateful.
When I went to Rick and Doug’s to water their plants, I took some pictures of their garden to send to them. They have a lovely dogwood that’s in bloom as well as all sorts of other interesting plants. Oh, it’s so good to see something other than snow! And to see the spring green of our grass.
Happy Tuesday.
