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.

Sounds like you were busy. It's great that you are helping to develop a park. I end up too tired or too wound up to sleep, too, sometimes, after a long day in the garden. The weather is going to be great all week, and it is about time!

Phyllis that is what I want to do in the atrium about 2 or3 of the big plastic bins using the method from the last link I provided. For this Texas heat in the summer it would be a much better way to keep the plants hydrated than pouring on surface water which evaporates as fast as you add it. I have the bins but need my husband on board to finish the project so it might not happen this year lol. Two acres you could still add a piece of pvc pipe with holes drilled in it in, and placed few places as a way to pour water deeper into the beds even that would help get some deep root water to them, just stick them in standing straight up and the soil will hold them upright. Would save on water and time watering. Right now on my current beds I have soaker hoses laid out snaking around, they are on a controller valve with a timer which turns them on when I want to and for how long it is all set up automatically so I never need to go water which is a big deal for me. We bought the controller valve thing at Lowes we got one that has 4 zones each can be set up separately. I love it and so do the plants. I hear you about the snakes! Of course the determined ones can get any where.

Busy, but not hard work. My nephew is bringing my Mom part way to meet us for early easter lunch tomorrow. I have Easter baskets for them, will try to make it fun for her. Restaurant. He can't bring her Sunday (he's working) and my brother and his wife are out of town. We're making the 6-hr round trip in two weeks, hotel reservation, are hosting her 90th birthday party at her retirement center for her then so decided to keep it a little light this weekend. And there is mothers day two weeks after her birthday ;0) I have three Costco half hams in my refrigerator just purchased, and instead we're having oysters on Easter. A friend was coming from the peninsula this afternoon and picked up Hama Hama yearlings for me, always so good. It's forecast to be a nice day, maybe I can get some outside work done Easter afternoon. Our Spring has been so wet, I'm behind.... Idstarr, congratulations on the blood count!