I’m sick to death of mulching that fence line, but I’ve got about 80′ done and 20′ left to go. I sorted the laundry this morning and washed one load so I’d have time to do a little on the fence after work. Thankfully, the part where I was working is in shade after 4:00PM. […]

I’m almost down to the point where I can see my hard work on the fence line from the back patio. I think I have a few little sprouts from the seeds I planted on Sunday, too. The hanging pot holds the vervain I accidentally got when I went for dirt and compost. Got a […]

If slow and steady wins the race, then I’m in for a blue ribbon. I worked on the fence line bed again, and made a little more progress. At some point in time, though, this is all going to be perennials because I’m sick to death of preparing and seeding it, and this is only […]

…and each step is one step closer to…the end of that goddamned huge flowerbed! Only a little because I was hot and tired and hungry, but it’s more than there was finished this morning. I think I’ll have Sweet Tea honeysuckle blooms soon. These are in the swamp bed, and if they’re lobelia cardinalis, then […]

I finally finished the goddamned weeding, and even started to put in seeds. I was supposed to be doing laundry, and it was hot out in the sun, so I didn’t get much done, but at least it’s something Ten miles behind me… …and ten thousand more to goooo…. In good news…scarlet pumpernickel is up. […]

Friday after work, I planted my American mountain-ash along the northwest side. They’re just sticks, and I doubt more than one will live, but there they are, finally in the ground and mulched. Yesterday morning, I planted the serviceberry on the southwest side, in the “naturalised border” that currently contains lots of weeds in addition […]