I'd anticipated this and written posts in advance for MTW, forgot about Thursday, and today I'm going to tell you what I did last weekend. With no photos, sorry. It's too hot to try and find the camera and download pics. But I'll give you a gratuitous random photo of my bachelor buttons (and hosta and iris). But I don't feel too bad about an un-productive week at home, because last weekend was super-productive.
Things I did last weekend:
- Watched HARRY POTTER (duh)
- Returned unused paint stripper for store credit
- Used store credit to get garden hoses and connector thingies
- Bought tons of perennials at a local greenhouse for less than $30 including tax (by tons, I mean 30 4” pots at less than $1 apiece)
StoleProcured plants from my parents garden- Planted the procured plants
- Re-planted a lilac bush that something dug up during the night
- Used compost from my own bin and grass clippings to transplant said plants, which worked fantastically (who knew you could transplant stuff using grass clippings?)
- Mowed the lawn and
sweated profuselyadmired my new plants - Tested out my new DIY bug-repellant spray, which worked BTW
- Took a nap (this is a rarity for me, I have trouble sleeping during the day)
- Took a walk
- Spent quality time with my baby boy
It was a plant-heavy weekend. I’m totally blissed out on plants right now. Seriously, I could just go sit outside and stare at my leafy bounty. I haven’t though. I've stood and watered them the whole time that I stared. Daily, with this heatwave I don't want them turning into little crispy chips.
My Plant Bounty Parental Contributions:
- 2 lilac bushes (purple)
- 1 peony (I know they don’t transplant well, but it was dying from two overcrowding bushes)
- 2 daylily chunks (one white and one peach)
- 1 hydrangea bush (like this one)
- A few hydrangea stems (like this)
Greenhouse Purchases:
(totaling 45 plants – I got a flat of 15 a few weeks ago as well that has populated my potted front garden…)
- Daisies – two varieties, both white
- Tickseed – two varieties, one all yellow and one yellow with a reddish center
- Feverfew – white
- Delphiniums – blue and white
- Balloon Flower – blue and white
- Blanket Flower – orange/red
The greenhouse purchases will be going into my renovated flower bed… once I reno it that is. Yeah. That’s my project for when I’m on vacation in a few weeks. I need to line up someone with a tractor to come and level things out once I remove the plants from the old bed.
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