Monday musings...

So, i worked on Saturday and had today (Monday) off. It was one of those days with off and on rain showers coming through. I found myself sitting in the garden room watching the rain fall... it reminded me of my father. He would sit in the garage and watch the rain.

First thing that i noticed when i was getting myself ready to go outside... was a bunny beside the vegetable garden and a smaller bunny in my vegetable garden... oh no!!!!!!!!!! I proceeded to add putting up a fence to my list. I created a fence out of chicken wire and placed it around my tiny vegetable garden. Joseph went to Trader Horn and got me tomato cages for my green peppers.

During one of the rain showers, i fixed two ship's bells wind chimes that had broken. Hung them from the branches of the lower pines.

I did a lot of weeding and thinning out and pruning too. I also fertilized the potted plants and hanging baskets.

Blue Sky... Puffy Clouds

Blue Sky... Puffy Clouds
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The garden is in full swing and day lily time is upon us. I keep adding more day lilies to the garden, so it will be a surprise to see what is blooming next.

Pruning...

This morning i decided that it was time for some tree pruning. We have some young trees that needed some shaping... so out came the pruning shears and haircuts were given to the crabapples (2), kousa dogwoods (2), red maple, oak (large one near driveway and small oak near the west pines.)

An Aster blooms in June!

An Aster blooms in June!
Originally uploaded by pjslomer

We have had the most unusual weather and my plants are doing weird things. We went from one week very cold and wet to one week extremely hot and now two weeks of cool and sunny with occasional showers. Yesterday i noticed that i have an Aster blooming which usually happens in the fall... not the day before summer starts. My husband made the comment that we have had all of the seasons condensed in to one month... These changes concern me.

Weeding and Pruning...

I took the garden sheers to the garden and starting trimming... cutting the wild asters to half their height (usually something that i do on the 4th of July). Also a lot of pulling up spent spring bulb foliage. I also pulled out a lot of brown-eyed susans that were crowding out other plants.

Seeds have been planted...

This evening i decided to plant some seeds (that my Dad gave me) in the new garden plot. I planted a bunch of beets... one of my favorites... and two zucchini seeds. Only two seeds went into the ground because i know how a zucchini can go nuts. SO we'll see how it goes.

My new mini-garden has been planted!

I created a plot of land in the backyard by pulling off the turf... digging up the soil... adding compost and raking until smooth and manageable. Planted my fours pepper plants... and some marigolds to ward of critters. Maybe i'll pick up some beet seeds to add to the mix.