EE's

I planted 4 EE's today...same area in the yard as last year...we'll see if that 'survived the winter'...they seem too dried out to me...ugh!

around her tree...

...with the house quiet and Taize on the CD...time to plant the annuals around the Christine's rock/tree in the back...

what a relaxing and spiritual moment it was...hearing Oh Lord Hear my Prayer as I place the last flower near the trunk...

...thank you for the peace...

& now we're off and running...

Saturday we (L and I) planted a slew of wild-flower seeds in the part of the 'new' garden that has been a compost pile/experiment for the last few years...let's hope they grow there...there is a bit of shade next to the fence. (no pic)

Here's L watering the fireplace wall :)


Sunday, before 8am, I went to Pesche's to get there just as they opened...as did MB...nice to see the neighbors getting the yard looking good too :)

I bought 23 tomato plants, a few flats of marigolds-with a different style flower this year, some hot pepper plants, some basil, some cilantro, some garlic and some impatient's.

L and I planted the flower trays for the balcony and also the basil, cilantro, garlic and some hot pepper seeds in the garden...left the rest for another day.

Truly getting started in the garden

Well, knowing that it will be a wet Sunday and week ahead...I:
1. cut the grass for the 1st time, on the highest setting since it was long in spots.
2. turned the compost pile
3. raked out the veg-garden
4. planted hot-pepper seeds in a container w/ Lauren
5. planted grass seed (front yard) w/ Lauren
6. pulleed out the old castor-bean roots--huge!
7. planted the 'few' canna at the garage as usual...less than a dozen, not many good ones...not sure of the issue (maybe they need to be cleaned better in the fall)
8. transplanted a few plants in the front beds
9. planted the 4-lilies from St. Ray's alter at the fence line
10. other?...gotta be more? oh yeah, dug-up weeds-dandies in the yard...

a good day to officially start the season...

up next...the veg garden, annuals for the balcony & yard, ee's and castor plantings...stay tuned...

Cinco Cinco Ocho

Last week I stopped by two nurseries for the first time this new growing season...bought some grass seed and found the onions I planted last year...so today, I planted all the walla walla and candy? onions...felt good to get something in the ground.
I also pulled a bunch of weeds out of the back bed...lots!

the crab-tree

it blooms a week early?...odd...considering we're about two weeks behind in other plants popping... really odd

but near/on T's birthday is as welcome as mothers day blooms...

it brightens the m-bed room so much...a true gift (well, just for a week...such a messy tree the rest of the year now-ugh)