If I can only keep my eyes open, I plan to go out into the gardens today!
We are supposed to have a 50% chance of rain today, and more rain coming the next few days. Most of this area is really saturated, but my gardens have dried enough for me to get into them.
Ten days ago, we were in Indiana, visiting my youngest sister, Frankie, for her birthday. I always enjoy a trip to the nursery with her. They are just a bit ahead of us on the last frost date for the spring, so we go and stock up for her gardens. I can never resist picking up a few plants for my gardens, too. This year, I seem to be attracted to small shrubs and perennials, but I brought home a few things for the container gardens, too.
I have an area under one of the front windows that seems to have some weeds despite a thick layer of mulch. I’m going to strip out the weeds, and then plant several things to create an English cottage garden look.
I’ve also ordered a catalog from Cooley’s Gardens, in Oregon. Last year I was dividing the iris when EM became ill, and I doubt that those that were planted (late) will make it back. I’m looking at it as an opportunity to introduce a few new iris into my gardens.
The little azalea we planted last year bloomed, and it’s gorgeous! The bridal wreath looks like it came through the winter well. I bought another dwarf lilac to replace one that died off two years ago. I hope this one will pull through. On my trip to our local nursery, I hope to pick up ornamental grasses for the back of the east driveway garden.
I’m halfway done weeding the herb garden walkways and boxes. I have one entire arm of the herb garden that I want to renovate. I can’t decide what I want to grow, so a visit to the nursery will help there, too. I’ll flip through some of my herb books and magazines to see if I can’t get some other ideas. I need to buy a LOT of basil, and some more parsley. I’d like to get at least two rosemary plants, and some lemon verbena.
Okay, enough talking. I better get to work! I hope you all have the chance to play in the dirt, too!
Arrrgh!!!
It's just my state of mind!
Couple days ago I was re-potting my tomato plants, was pulling plastic containers apart and felt something pop in right hand, think I broke one of my joints that has already been replaced once. I wish I could get out and dig and play in the garden but I have to be so careful!!!
Waiting to hear back on xrays that were taken yesterday, however hand feels much better today.
Ohhhhhhhhh, janeywan! How awful! I’ve been moaning about the aches and pains from gardening, but at least I can still get into the gardens. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Let me know what the docs have to say about the x-rays, won’t you?
Janeywan–Goodness! I’ve never known anyone else who had a hand joint replaced. Are the replacement joints really that fragile or is it more of the bone that is breaking? Ooooh! I cringe and ache for you.
Buffy–It’s still muddy, here; but, today is the only day this week that is even a possibility for yard work, here. Our irises are abloom, one lone tulip weathered the freeze in early April to go ahead and bloom last week, and the basil that over-winters is in bloom. I’ve a bunch of hosta to plant in the bare spots in the woods that I want to help keep from washing in our spring floods (I haven’t driven into Wichita to seek hardy ferns which don’t seem to be available in Derby), four more tomato plants, and one ore Hungarian yellow wax pepper plant to get out, today. If I fill in the holes with potting soil, instead of the mud, perhaps it will work!
I had stuck one tomato and one pepper plant into the dirt a couple of weeks ago–along with strawberries in the new strawberry bed (we’ll have a pretty good crop, still, in the old bed) and asparagus (that I think died before the rains came) in a new asparagus bed. (By the way: so far, I’ve only a small area of poison ivy on my wrist from cleaning the poison ivy and wintercreeper out of the woods.)
Cop Car, it’s been really muddy here, too, but not too muddy to plant. You have an aggressive agenda to accomplish. I’ll have to check your blog for pictures! Good luck avoiding the poison ivy.
I got everything stuck into the ground–ahead of the 1+ inch of rain that we received early this morning (about 2:00 AM). I thought of taking photos, but what I did wasn’t exciting enough to inflict such photos upon anyone. (Where are YOURS?)
Way to go, C.C.!! Good for you.
Pictures…(cough, cough) Um….I’ve thought about it, and actually took the camera out with me, but I discovered that the battery needed to be charged. I missed the shot of the apple tree in full bloom, with the ARR!! hiding behind it, ready to be pulled down the drive. Darn it all!
I’ll try to get pictures later this spring.
Just the big knuckles were replaced on both hands with a plastic hinge like thingy. The whole of the joint not replaced. Tried to find a good link, but came up short.
Anyway no news yet on xray, doctor on vacation. Pain is much better so maybe not broken.
The life expectancy of this plastic thing was only 7 years and I’ve gone 10 so not bad. They aren’t as fragile as one might think however I treat them well and try not to push it, it’s frustrating because I want to do things, like garden but often not the best idea.