I still haven't gotten my stomach problems completely under control. I have good days and bad days, and I'm so far behind on working in my flower beds, it's going to take the rest of summer to catch up. Why do weeds have to grow so fast??
I tried an experiment last year. For the flower bed beside our back patio, I planted tons of marigolds. They looked wonderful. My friend had marigolds lining the side of her house, and every spring, they reseeded and more marigolds took their place. That was what I was hoping for. Alas. Not one new marigold, but the perfect bare spot with rich dirt for weeds.
I worked on the roses in front of our house first and pulled every weed and sprout of grass around them. They looked perfect for the Memorial Day parade. But then I had a few bad days where nothing much got done. By the time I got out to the patio bed today, it was a sad, sad sight. HH came out to help me, and it took us long enough, but the bed is finally clean. No more annuals. I have six Stella D'Oro daisies to plant, 5 lavender plants, and 2 surprises my daughter bought us. All of them will spread, and they're ready to bloom. Soon, that bed will look wonderful, and it should look good year after year.
After that, I need to get busy on my big flower bed by the curve in our driveway. It's full of perennials, and bless their hearts, they've bloomed more than usual this year. Tons of daffodils. Some tulips. Tons of alliums and Siberian iris. Right now, the bulb plants are done but the bright yellow primroses and purple flowers with no name are gorgeous. (I bought them at a historical plant sale and no one knew what they were). The bed needs work, but it's still fun to see when I look out our kitchen's back windows. Lots of butterflies.
I'm doing better right now, and this weekend is supposed to be nice weather, so guess where I'll be? Hope you have a wonderful Friday and weekend, too!
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