We got a huge, shiny new chili pot last winter, so O drilled drainage holes in the old enameled pots and we loaded them with color.
People mocked my landscaping cloth pathway last year (my first year of gardening), buta) it's cheap and easy,
b) it keeps the mud off my shoes (or feet),
c) and the path allows me to reach into each bed without compressing the soil.
Lettuces, spinach, turnips, radishes, and peas are planted. The garden is situated on the south side of the house which is the only spot in the yard with any sun. There's more to plant in the coming weeks as the last frost date approaches.
Two male Baltimore Orioles arrived on May 1st! O grabbed the camera and I dropped what I was doing to take an orange outside.
Oriole with Chickadee
2 1/4" of rain fell on Thursday, and more on and off throughout the week. The river is up but not threatening. This kind of rain in winter, when the ground is frozen, would be devastating, but the trees and plants are sucking it up right now. Thanks, Trees and Plants!
Celandine PoppyAt this time, I would like to introduce our owners.
BokkaBokka would chase balls or sticks till she dropped, if only we'd let her.
Hazel
5 comments:
Hey, I've been out working in the yard all day—so I feel your pain and will raise you a tube of Ben Gay!
Re. the walkway—if it works, it works. Wait til you see some of my rigs! Then you won't feel bad at all.
My orioles ought to be showing up across the river about any time. The river here has dropped about two feet since yesterday. Still up and muddy, but not at all bad.
They're probably not much help in the garden! I spent a couple of hours using the axe on a stump. Made some progress...but after 3 years my muscle feel strong. The cats were no help.
Your flowerpots look lovely! I'm leaving for Ireland next Saturday and one of the things I'm looking forward to is seeying the hanging baskets, they make the villages look very colorful. I'm a bit puzzeled by your cloth pathyway. Did you really make that of cloth, like towels or something? Very ingenious!
I always enjoy your bird pictures very much, often of birds we don't have in Europe. But orioles we do have, haven't seen them yet this year though.
My dogs Finn and Maeve were very interested in the pictures of Bokka and Hazel, they are always looking for new friends :)
Scribe,
A good hot soak did wonders. I'm actually moving about okay today!
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Jenn,
No, they're no help in the garden but they're a GREAT help by staying OUT of the garden.
The axe sounds dangerous. :~O
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Red Robin,
Personally, I lean toward monochromatic color schemes. It was Opossum who chose the beautiful reds and purples and blues.
Come to think of it, he gets credit for the oriole shot, too. We enjoy looking at your European birds very much.
Finn and Maeve are great names. What breed are they? Bokka and Hazel send their best wishes!
P.S., Red Robin, I didn't answer your landscaping cloth question, sorry! It's a woven material sold in rolls to use as a weed barrier. People often use it around their houses, cut holes in it for plants, then layer mulch on top. My first choice for a path would be stone or brick, but this stuff was laying around and it just took a few minutes to "install" it.
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