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June 26, 2004

Yardwork Saturday

I really love working in the yard. This may be a surprise to John, because I don't often do so, with my crazy-assed schedule at work, but I really do love puttering around with dirt and plants and stuff.

It's been such a joy being home for a week, and to know that I don't have to take off on a plane to somewhere next week, or even the week after!

I went to 3 garden centers today, and bought more perennials for the front yard (I hope that someday we will have no 'lawn" in the front yard to mow - only plants that are groundcovers, or interesting flowering or bushy things).

I bought a lot of Irish Moss to cover my mountain that we created with a tunnel for our future Garden Railway. I bought some coriopsis to plant in places where nothing but mud grows now, and I bought several other groundcovers and a few herbs.

This year, my herb and vegetable garden is all in containers on our deck. John devised a wonderful irrigation system so that he doesn't have to worry about watering my plants when I'm traveling.

I am amazed at how vigorous and healthy my container garden is - no bunnies are snitching my peppers, and no bugs are going for my tomatoes. My herbs are growing like crazy (I'll have to start harvesting and drying some for later, they are growing so fast), and my Kentucky Colonel Mint is overflowing its very large pot. (It makes the bestest Mint Juleps of any of the mints!)
I also have strawberries and peppermint, spearmint and chocolate mint, rosemary, thyme and oregano, basil, chamomile and cilantro. And it is all in pots.

Today, I went to Home Depot and bought a fake clay pot - a pretty one, it's big - with no hole in the bottom. I also bought a fountain kit for it, and we made a nice container fountain out of it.

I have some water hyacinths in my garden pond in the front yard, so I'll put some in my container fountain on the deck, and we will have a nice little garden to enjoy in the evenings after work, with the fountain and all.

I also have quite a few citronella candles to keep the mosquitoes away.

My plants are so big now that our deck is now very private. (we have a very large yard and privacy fence, besides).

I plan to get John out there this evening for a romantic outdoor rendezvous. Lots of candles, a fountain, lots of pretty herbal aromas and also lots of flowering plants.

Maybe I'll get lucky!

Posted by Beth at June 26, 2004 08:20 PM