Garden Time

I spent some time in the garden this afternoon. There is a cold fron headed this way and it has been gusty all day. The weather man says that there are heavy thunderstorms headed this way later this evening. He also said that the low Monday night may dip as low as 29 degrees. Great, that means I may have to cover things again.I was able to separate and repot most of my chrysanthemums. I was able to get more snapdragons in, along with some lavender. I got out and picked up some more limestone for stepping stones and have placed them. I will need to come in later and dig some dirt out so that I make the stones a little more flush with the ground. I may bring in Irish Moss later to grow between the stepping stones. We shall see.Many of the tulips are blooming now. The daffodils are also coming along nicely.I have some pictures posted below. Enjoy them!

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Beautiful Sunday

Today was simply beautiful. The temperature was just right. Just enough of a breeze to make it comfortable but not too windy. I was able to get out in the garden and do some work this afternoon. I planted the bulbs I bought yesterday at Lowe's. I am not sure why they had them on clearance. I bought a yellow tulip, a red tulip, a purple hyacinth, a pink hyacinth, and 2 yellow narcissus for 25 cents each. I also bought 3 flats of tulip bulbs for $1.00 per flat. The flats had fron 12 to 15 bulbs each. That's about 6-8 cents each. Pretty good deal. These were orange, pink, and purple tulips.

While I was preparing the garden this afternoon I discovered a huge chunk of old concrete that I had to dig out. This left a pretty good size hole in the garden that had to be filled. Fortunately I had some dirt lefte over from yesterday to help fill in.

Yeah, it's still a little rough. But remember, a garden is always a work in progress. Pictures will post as the flowers bloom.

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Busy Day, Late Blog

The title says it all.

Got up early today and had a full slate scheduled. Chris and I went to Lowes and Greenlife Nursery. We were looking for shrubs to plant around the house. I found a good deal on bulbs at Lowe's. I suppose it's a little late for them but I think they will be okay. I was able to get tulip, hyacinth, and narcissus bulbs for around 15 to 25 cents each. I also purchased a large amount of dirt for the garden.

We also went to various places looking for a new mailbox. We found one and Chris started to replace the old one when we got home. I finished the job for her and she was happy. She likes the way it looks. We also bought a vinyl cover for it that has a Black Lab on it. I think she would like to have a Black Lab pup again. We lost Molly, our Black Lab, about 2 years ago.

I also got in the garden and started to clean it out. I was able to bring the old horse trough up and place it in it's new spot. Once in it;s place I began to fill it with dirt and get it ready for new plants. I may place some of the new bulbs in it and then come in with snapdragons. That is the plan for now. It will probably change tomorrow. I also cleaned out the chrysanthemums and they look much better now. I still need to get some more flagstone for the pathway.

I almost forgot; we went to the Cedar Chest to look around. Chris found a basket and I found an old Golden Book. I've got a scan of the Golden Book below.

The book carries a 1947 copyright and appears to be in great shape.

Better go for now. Will blog tomorrow, BYE!

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