Do not fuck with zinnia. Zinnia will open up a can of green whup-ass on you and come back for seconds. These were planted on Saturday afternoon. It is Tuesday. Not just a few; the raised lines are zinnia. Nothing yet from Tithonia, but hey–it’s been three days! Finally remembered the buds on the trumpet […]

Not that I felt like planting anything, but my two hardy hibiscus arrived and had to go in the ground. This one is “Fireball” This is “Crimson Crush” The seller sent a note that they’d die back until June. Good to know, though I probably wouldn’t have given up that quickly. The celosia I planted […]

Hehe. I got some jewelweed. Left at twenty past seven this morning, armed with an insulated cooler bag and my new composite trowel. I put it back by the creek in the shade of one crabapple tree. It wilted, but only one was still wilted a few hours later, so hopefully it survives. In the […]

Not so much accomplished, but I ran out of dirt and wanted to feel like I’d had a weekend, so I’m satisfied. I got the Mexican sunflower and zinnia done, which was the big one. Ready to plant. Planted, watered in and ready to grow! Mexican sunflower Zinnia Cut and Come Again (36-48″) Mixed garden […]

When I got home on Friday (too tired to post yesterday), I thought, “Jesus Christ…did he start an hour ago?” Nope. There was just that much fucking honeysuckle. This is when they were close to done! Honeysuckle Guy was not fucking around. I told him, “Go nuclear,” and he did just that! He and the […]

I was too tired Thursday night to post it, but I got my baby Virginia snakeroot. “Baby” it is! I put it in the ground where I’d dug up that honeysuckle and found such rich dirt. I supplemented with a little potting soil and a little manure compost. It looks kind of lost there, but […]