It’s spring all over the place! The weather’s pretty nice. Mostly. The grass is greening up. The trees are leafing out!!
And I want to plant things.
So, I went to a nursery. And another one. And another one. And, I’d already been to a couple of them, a week or so ago.
I did some yard work one day. Then, I did some yard work all day, one day. So, then I could hardly move. Just as well; the weather turned a little chilly.
But, Thursday, the day was great! I went to all the nurseries, including the one that’s ‘way out of town.
The basics of the yard were put in place by my dad, so many years ago. There are two large trees in the front yard and two in the back. There’s a hedge in a planter across half of the house. There are ferns on the north, shaded side of the house. I’ve added some things to the bed on the south side of the house. Most of what I purchase are in planters on the patio.
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- I thought this was such a lovely idea: free ladybug with purchase. However, she flew away at some point.
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- I like to put yellow flowers in the front flower bed, below the front porch. The yellow pansies that are there are cold weather plants. These will be a great replacement.
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- These coral bells will go in a large pot on the patio.
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- I like hostas, and, for the most part, they come back each summer. This is the new one I bought this week.
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- This Wolverine hosta came up a couple of weeks ago.
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- These little spears of hosta look healthy and ready to grow.
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- This tiny leaf is a hosta, too. I can’t wait to see which one it is.
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- The containers on each side have thyme in them. The center is a heavy plastic plant holder that has slits in it. I pushed these plants in ‘way back last summer. These plants weathered the winter REALLY well. I just pour water into the bag periodically.
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- These pots have been empty all winter. They had more tender plants in them. I can start looking for summer-time replacements. The ground below has been dug up for a ground cover.
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- This is Asian Jasmine that will go under those three planters.
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- I put herbs in here, usually a citronella plant and some smaller herbs, too. I bought some rue a couple of weeks ago, and then, I bought some more. That extra rue that I bought can go in here. (I should do a better job of making lists.)
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- I’ve forgotten what this plant was called, but, apparently, it is not winter-hardy.
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- Does Oregano object to being labeled “Common?”
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- The ferns are coming up nicely.
And another one bites the dust. When I came home today (from all the nursery shopping), I found these guys cutting down another great big tree, a couple of houses down from us. It was a casualty of the mega-freeze, February before last. The pale circle that you can see in front of the workers is the small wood chips that the other tree guys made when they chipped down the stump from that tree. The tree shadow you see is from the tree in our side yard. I think those were the only trees lost from our block.
Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, who gives showers of rain to you, the vegetation in the field to everyone.
Zachariah 10:1 (New Revised Standard Version)
Last week, hardly any trees were leafing out. Now, this week, almost all of them are.
A breath of spring via my phone. Can almost smell the fresh turned soil!!
Thank you’