A Day of Mostly Garden Stuff
Feb. 21st, 2011 08:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sakon76After brekky (buttermilk pancakes and bacon), Wonderful Husband and I went to Lowe's where we picked up a few pieces to eventually make into a gate to our backyard, a shower curtain rod to replace the one I broke while trying to adjust it, a Valencia orange tree, a Mandarin tangerine tree, and two rosebushes (Double Delight and Scentimental) for the front of the house. Came home, went through the David Austin catalogue, and ordered the rest of the roses to go in that bed. Plus one for the backyard because I could not resist that color. Wonderful Husband sprayed the still-not-dead devil grass in that bed, so planting the two roses I got today will wait until next weekend.
He also chopped down the massive has-never-flowered geranium by the front door and, in the back of the house, I pulled up dead tomato, aubergine, and pepper plants, so the compost bin fed well today. I also gave the single extant flowering rosebush its annual pruning and saved its few flowers for the table. The two beds along the back of the house have been prepped for the hostas and aquilegias by having finished compost dug in, as well as a preliminary watering. I didn't actually get around to making the clay pot waterers until today, so planting stuff in those beds is going to wait until tomorrow.
Have cut the self-fabric bias strips for the blouse, and bacon-mushroom quiche has just come out of the oven. My evening? It has plans.
He also chopped down the massive has-never-flowered geranium by the front door and, in the back of the house, I pulled up dead tomato, aubergine, and pepper plants, so the compost bin fed well today. I also gave the single extant flowering rosebush its annual pruning and saved its few flowers for the table. The two beds along the back of the house have been prepped for the hostas and aquilegias by having finished compost dug in, as well as a preliminary watering. I didn't actually get around to making the clay pot waterers until today, so planting stuff in those beds is going to wait until tomorrow.
Have cut the self-fabric bias strips for the blouse, and bacon-mushroom quiche has just come out of the oven. My evening? It has plans.
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Date: 2011-02-22 05:07 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-02-22 06:23 am (UTC)I stumbled in from Mmouse's flist, and had to check out your roses. That Ebb Tide is absolutely stunning!! What beautiful roses! I'm jealous that you can have a garden, with flowers and veggies! XD Anyway, love your choices of roses!
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Date: 2011-02-23 03:17 am (UTC)The trick with the roses will be in getting them to grow strong and flower profusely. Ebb Tide is gorgeous, but I'm nervous about it. Purple roses are the most finicky. I'm hoping it'll be better than the couple of lavender roses I never had too much luck with at my parents' place.
As for jealous... I'm jealous you live in Japan! I've only gotten to briefly vacation there. Such gorgeous scenery and such a wonderful culture to explore!