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Had a great weekend in the garden!

11 years ago

This past weekend was great for working in the garden and I got quite a bit accomplished! I helped my parents thin out some of their plants in the front and back gardens and now have quite a few pots of cigar plants (cuphea), louisiana iris, and four o'clocks sitting out back in my holding area as well as a large mound of orange canna. A nice addition to to other plants I'm setting aside to sell for my bathroom remodel fund. Gotta get the remodeling money somewhere! lol

I finally split up the huge pot of blue flag iris and it's now sitting in a kiddy pool out in the sun so hopefully it will bloom next year. Spent some time cleaning up the side flower bed and it's almost ready for me to start putting in the new rock edging with larger rocks then what was there before.

Tavi the kitten spent a great deal of time out in the garden with me on her 20 foot lead. She had a blast exploring around the crape myrtle, getting tangled up in the pots making me stop weeding to untangle her, and digging in the dirt. I don't know if she just really likes dirt or if she plays with it because she sees me doing it but she really likes to dig!

Hope everyone else had a great weekend too!

Kara

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KaraLynn
Original Author
11 years ago
And here's Tavi taking a break right where I'm trying to work!
SusieQsie_Fla
11 years ago
Hi Kara!

Sounds like you did a ton of work! I also did some thinning of my parents' plants - we took out a 30-year-old crinum and got more room in their garden. Like 10 square feet! Then they had a huge stand of Giant Liriope and I took much of that home with me for my garden.

I also took home a back ache, but that didn't stop me from working out in the yard more today!

So since you show Tavi helping out, I thought I'd show Rosie checking out the Blue Flags
(this is an old picture)
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Had a busy weekend...
Q
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Thank you everyone for the compliments. The kids are definately in disguise Jeanne! They are all good kids but I wouldn't compare them to angels (unless they are sleeping) LOL. I won't tell Chris all the nice things you have all said about him (I wouldn't want his head to blow up) :) I have always thought he was pretty good looking too. Even before we got together...Marlene, most of the stepping stones that actually made it to my garden were made by my daughter. The designs are mine but all of the ones I made myself were sold or given as gifts. I kept the ones that the kids made because they mean more to me. Luna Lena, yes the floor is all stained glass. The girls and I did that right after we moved in here almost 3 years ago. (I designed it and the girls helped doing some of the cutting and grinding of the glass. Rosemarie, No I didn't make the glow in the dark gazing ball. I bought that at Meijer.
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I am so happy, I just had to share :)
Q
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Re: the rototiller, it was (well he didn't say, but I think it was $325 or so)...cheaper than renting, if you think about it, we have spent at least $75 a year renting the big beast from the rental place, and had to hork it into and out of our van, and use it ALL DAY LONG in order to 'get our money worth' and of course, he didn't do something quite right and I had to live with it (and it was too big for me to use)...this one is about 1/2 the size (but still much bigger than a mini-tiller). I told him, "this is something we will use for the rest of our lives, don't skimp!" He seemed pleased with himself, he's probably the only man in the world who doesn't like grass, doesn't like to mow, so he's perfectly happy to tear out as much of the lawn as I can fill up with WS stuff!
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I had a productive weekend!
Q
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Thank you! Yes the property has so much to offer - it's very park-like, almost a full acre within city limits... good spacing between neighbors, and lots of trees. As far as a vision... the only thing I'm really envisioning is using the sideyard as some sort of walk-through (i.e. paths and various points of interest) cottage/cutting garden. I have a "sort of" plan I sketched on a dinner napkin not too long ago. The rest of the property is really lovely the way it is, so I probably won't do too much. And yes, I DO expect to be losing sanity a little at a time. LOL In fact, I think I left some of it among the stones of my rock wall!
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We've had Seth all weekend....
Q
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LOL...we both just woke up! He slept for 2 and a half hours! I got to doze off for an hour or so. I woke up and papa was holding him in the rocking chair where he slept another 30 mintues. Mona he is 15 months and so full of energy! He keeps us, usually me, hopping! Mom and dad just called and they are on their way home now...a few more hours! I enjoy him though....a one on one with each of them is always a treat!
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KaraLynn
Original Author
11 years ago
Our cats sure do like to spend time with us when we're out in the garden don't they? Rosie is a real cutie!

You may have ended up with a backache but it sounds like you went home richer in plants!

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