installed...kind of

the two new rain barrels are on-line and ready for rain tonight

PS...they filled up the 55gal pretty fast...maybe we need more!

finally...veggies are in

well, mostly tomato plants and not much more
planted 30 tomatoes on Friday!

lazy Sunday...

after a high-grass tiring mow...I felt the urge to plant after all ... :)
so L and I planted:
the basil plants (2)
the hot pepper plants (2) that I've had in the MB this winter
lots of wild flower seeds in the same bed/side yard as last year
Paulie's canna's (2) near the garage entrance
one of my canna from last year near the wild flowers
the EE from the MB over the winter... in a new area...we'll see if it likes it...started with one leaf last fall, sprouted another, the 1st died as the 3rd sprouted...so there are two leaves now.
some marigolds near the veg garden--supposed to keep animals at bay?
the veg-garden will wait another day...gotta make a trip to the nursery to get the lot of t-plants etc...

planting with Lauren

"I love to plant with you Daddy." --Lauren said today as we were planting annuals around Christine's tree...

Mother's day w/e...

I finally made it to the native plant sale in Lake County... a great one!! --will certainly go back each year as needed...
bought 17 plants:
some ferns for the north side of the garage where the patriot hosta does not do so well...will more them to the fence-line replacing the wood pile there now... (loads of work there--ugh)
some monkey flower?
some baptisia--ceam, white and blue/purple
some black-eyed susans (& sweet)
some brown eyed susans
more prairie dropseed grass (planted it around the red oak in the parkway--painful diggin up the old grass)
and maybe a few more...
lots to put into the ground now -- oh boy

other:
finished the side walk edging...1st time in 7- years when the put in the new sidewalk...what a major pain!
dug out/edged the front beds this w/e and laid down all the pine mulch (12 bags)

finally...the new rain barrels have been purchased

the most precious...

with the peak of the pink...

getting started...in '09

We all spent most of the last two days in the yard!! Yahoo! Weather was in the 60's and sunny for once.

This w/e we:
-picked up the flats of annuals from L's preschool fund-raiser... marigolds-mix, petunias-purple/plum, impatiens-pink, and a few spikes at the last minute
- bought 15 bags of pine mulch for the front landscape...have not done that in easily 4-5 years...needs it!

- bought cow manure (4)
- bought some orange and purple annuals for the front
- bought some onions
- bought some basil

- planted the flowers for the balcony


- began to clean up the beds, and instead of using the new mulcher/shredder, found it easier to burn the old Christmas tree and front landscape brush... (boys will be boys)