It started with a weed or two~
I woke up today with the itch to get out and weed…
I love weeding
my body on the other hand
does not!
but I started weeding this flower bed anyway..
the one that I redo every other season!
Have I mentioned I have trouble with decorating?
I think that applies to flower bed decorating too…
notice all that open space I need to fill…
again…
I don’t want to talk about that part!
girls can be so indecisive sometimes!
I have changed this flower bed sixteen hundred times
in the short 3 years we have owned this house!
I don’t really want to talk about how I ended up
ripping up these stones either!
what was I thinking?!
did you notice how many there are?
go ahead… go back and look …
well … the picture doesn’t really show exactly how many there were!
don’t let the size of those stones fool ya ~
those suckers are heavy when you are a wimp old out of shape
well… they are just heavy ok!
and if your dad offers you “old” stones from his yard
don’t say yes
just don’t.
So I weeded AND removed all the stones
for Mr. McGardener to haul to the back for me
since I seem to need them back there now…
SO ~ while I was grooming that flower bed…
Mr. McGardener was weeding and edging this front bed for me!
apparently I like Linear landscaping…
apparently.
and this
this is the builders idea of a front porch…
so this area is waiting
waiting for me to talk Mr. McGardener into taking up concrete pouring!
to make this weird little porch a little tiny bit bigger… =)
Anywho ~ While Mr. McGardener was busy moving all those stones
I moved to the side of the house to weed out my lilac beds
they used to be 3 little round circles around the base of the plants
apparently I wanted another linear flower bed instead
apparently.
The middle lilac is a 9 year old lilac
grown from a shoot from my mom’s lilac the year she died
That lilac will move with me wherever I go
period.
not that I am moving anytime soon
even though I do have the itch =)
I shouldn’t talk about it
or Mr. McGrumpy will hear. =)
speaking of Mr. McGrumpy…
he finished hauling my stones to the back
and was busy edging and weeding a couple beds in the back for me…
like this one
That holds this beauty
Keys of Heaven
ain’t she lovely!!
it is also the one
that holds the apple trees
that you can hardly see
that the deer ATE down to the bone
STUPID lovely deer who need to eat
but really could ya eat something else besides my fruit trees?!!
there will be no apples this year
apparently.
not even a few baby ones like I had last year
*sigh*
This…
and this
and this
is what I have left
instead of this
and this.
buzzard.
Good bye Gala apple tree…
SO…
I needed the bricks in the back
so I could change this area
where Merlin likes to dig
and Nana likes to leave her dead mouse heads
among other nasty dead things
*cough*
I did THIS with THAT area today…
apparently I went with a linear look
again
apparently.
=)
Tomorrow if the rain stays away…
I will make a few little raised beds under that window
in hopes of keeping a kitty
and her dead things
out of that area!!
and hopefully keep that dog
and his paws from mischief!
This ridiculously long post about nothing
wouldn’t be complete with out a little Merlin mischief
Bad dog Merlin!!
This guy…
The tired grumpy one…
He worked hard for me today ~ edging, weeding, shoveling, hauling and dumping! I forgot to take a picture of another long linear bed in the back that he worked on… I think we each tackled three beds… six in all.
Thank you darling Mr. !!
Whew……
now if you will excuse me now
felling a little tired
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz………………….
hosted by Cyndy at Putting the Fun in Dysfunctional
May 16th, 2010 saat: 11:20 pm
Sounds like we had a similar weekend!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 2:18 am
I love he linear look. The yard looks great!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 3:13 am
Wow…what a weekend!
We did some planting of our own.
But we have a lot of rounded beds..not many linear ones!!:)
Enjoy the day!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 5:16 am
Wow it looks so nice..
Great job on the hard work..
Happy Monday..
May 17th, 2010 saat: 6:03 am
You love weeding??? Please move to Wisconsin. I need you to move in next door. I would post a picture of my gardens, except I would be too embarrassed. The best perk of my MS is that I can’t manage to weed anymore. I am so pumped. Only thing is, my kids are worthless when it comes to weeding. So, my flower beds now are being overtaken. Help!!!!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 6:26 am
that looks like HARD work! but, what great exercise and it looks great! I live the fact you have a lilac bush that is part of your mom’s.
May 17th, 2010 saat: 6:32 am
Thanks for stopping by my blog (I Heart Faces entry). I just read this post and now I think I need a nap! I’m cracking up at the linear beds…. there’s nothing wrong with good, straight lines! You have some lovely flowers and a lovely Mr. Grumpy Gardener, too….
May 17th, 2010 saat: 7:28 am
Your beds look wonderful to me and I’d be inclined to go linear with them as well. I wish mine were as clean and lovely as yours. The previous owners planted a lot of perennials that wander and wander and wander…ugh!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 8:07 am
WOW! You really must love weeding. You weren’t lying were you. If you should get bored I have a few flowerbeds that could use some help. Looks great Jenn!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 8:16 am
we worked in the yard too!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 10:38 am
We love to garden here too. I majored in horticulture. That sounds good doesn’t it? Well, my garden is not horticulture-majoring-like. You’ve accomplished the very hardest part. Planting is the best part 🙂
P.S. Nice meeting you!
May 17th, 2010 saat: 11:01 am
Thanks for stopping over and becoming a follower. I love finding new blogs to follow! You have been a busy couple this weekend! I love the hand up, not wanting a picture, my husband does that too! I’d love to see what your raised beds look like when you get them done!
Megan
May 17th, 2010 saat: 11:31 am
You are so much like me, I started out with meandering curves in my rose bed and found out when you had to maintain the lawn on the other side of those, unless you use a weed trimmer than it’s a pain to maintain both sides of the lines, so now like you I have linear planting beds and it makes life so much simpler.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
May 17th, 2010 saat: 12:55 pm
Ha, love the ramble on how heavy those things are;)
Beautiful lilacs–we have a nice sized bush/tree of it in our backyard. End of April-beginning of May is its best time. 🙂 Then we bring in a picking of the blossoms nearly everyday, and the house smells extraordinary!
Thanks for following:) I’m looking forward to reading more of you:)
May 17th, 2010 saat: 12:57 pm
p.s. I’m following you now:) That’s the picture with a green mug of chai in her face;)
May 17th, 2010 saat: 3:18 pm
Oh..it’s looking so lovely.
I have never woken up with the “itch” to weed! How does that happen! ha ha
May 17th, 2010 saat: 4:27 pm
Ugh! I’m not a gardener either. When we get home that’s #1 on our to-do list. I’m going to plant a salsa garden. Hopefully it will fair better than last year’s. Good luck:)
May 17th, 2010 saat: 8:16 pm
Yay for summer! Yay for gardening! one question from a newbie gardener….how do you know what a weed is???
May 18th, 2010 saat: 9:02 am
YOU LOVE WEEDING?! Please come visit me?! Please?!