Spring! Glorious Spring!

Ok so I know I haven't put anything into this blog in several months. But it was winter! Cold, unassailable, desolate, etc. Mostly I was holed up inside the house, staring longingly at my houseplants and gardening catalogs. I feel bad about the catalogs... I sent off for 3 of them, and I haven't ordered anything from them. Everything just came from the greenhouse 3 miles down the road & the local Meijers.

But today we made lots of yard-beautification progress. :) We went out and bought 6 giant planters to go with the other planters we have outside. And about 3 flats worth of flowers to put in them. We built a 4'x8' raised plant bed and filled it with topsoil... from a giant dirt mountain from when they added on to the garage... and had to haul it over. And the dirt is full of rocks! Which is annoying because I'm having to rake them out.

We filled the planters with 1/2 top soil (bottom half) and 1/2 potting soil (top half) and then filled with plants. Dunno how they will look when they fill out but I think they look good now. I'll post up pics tomorrow, I was too tired to do that earlier.

All that is in the plant bed right now is a bird feeder on a shepard's hook, 3 'dinnerplate dahlias' and a 'sara bernhardt' peony. I have yet to find any 'golden bracelet' peonies locally and I really don't feel like paying $35+shipping to get 1 from online and have it shipped to me. So I guess that'll have to wait, we got the Sara's at SamsClub with 4 in the box for $16.99. Hopefully it comes up! The Dahlias were already starting to grow when we opened the box so I know they're good. Lol.

Still not sure what else I want in the box... I know I want to put a rosebush in there not sure what kind yet, or color. Guess it'll depend on what color the dahlia's are. Hmm. We saw a 'double delight' today at the greenhouse, smelled really good and was mostly white with some pink edging.

Anyway, it's a work in progress! And that's what's so fun about it, getting your hands dirty, having something beautiful when you're done, and enjoying the journey! :)