I had an interesting day yesterday. On the way home from the doctor's I indulged in a short (ha!) stop for pregnancy related chocolate. It was a very important task. Unfortunately after gathering the much sought after Mini Eggs, my Van failed to restart.
Insert some curse words here.....
Anyhoo, after many attempts I finally got it to roll over. I rolled it on down to the dealership. As this was my vans 2
nd visit to be fixed this week, and it seemed they never fixed the problem in the first place, as you can imagine more curse words can be added here.....
....and here.
After a long wait for someone able to drive me home, I got to talking to the driver about gardening. How thankful we are that the snow is gone. He mentioned that his wife grows all of there summer veg, and we had a lovely conversation about Cabbage.
No one believes me when I tell them I have a huge front yard garden. I usually get the 'Oh yeah' blank stare, well yesterday was no different. That is until we pulled up into the drive, the large and powerful Heather's showing off their winter colours with no shame. It makes a believer out of anyone!
With a friendly wave and a 'have fun this spring!' the driver rode away, and I for the first time turned around to face the house. That's when I noticed the game changer. The jump the shark moment that truly turned yesterday into one of my favorite days in recent memories.
A large pile of 100 year old cobblestone!
I heard rumor of it through the winter. My MIL told me of a neighbor who had too much and was looking to get rid of it.
Me! Me! Me! Me! ( I sure hope they saw my hand in the air!)
Later in the day when the rain had finally disappeared, My gardener helper and I made our way outside to play in the garden.
Our neighbor was outside as well, so I got to personally thank him for this amazing gift! He asked what I was going to do with them, and so I told him. I honestly don't know! But they made my day! So we started talking rocks. He's a fan too! It seems he has the addiction. Where ever he goes he picks up a rock or two or twelve it seems.
By the end of the conversation I was somehow in possession of a couple pieces of quarts, a few nice thin pieces of slate, and large chunk of BC lava. Sorry my camera had long before made its way back inside, so there are no pictures at the moment. Rest assured Ill get a few snaps later today.
So by the end of the day the bad words had left my head, replaced with the usual variety of sunshine and lollipops. I didn't get much gardening done, but as a rock hunter I came out on top!
You cant help but take a few home. At least that's how I excuse it.
Lucky me, I had a few pots in need of some annual colour.
I also picked up some English Daisies.
Their small but perky stature is just the right fit for early spring.
The Strawberry plants were enjoying the sunbath. These plant are especially beautiful. They are Alpine Strawberries, suitable named Golden Alexandria. I picked them up a week or so back and have yet to decide where they will seek their home. Alpine strawberries make a wonderful border plant, as they are clumping and do not push out trailers. So with beautiful foliage like this, they may end up in the front garden. In the front at least they could serve a dual purpose. One of beauty, and another as a special treat after a long weeding session.
It sounds like Ive decided, doesn't it?
It was absolutely lovely outside. Warm and sunny. The kind of day where a light sweater gets too hot. When your elbow deep in dirt that is.
I not only found old friends out enjoying the sun..
but new ones too.
This breath of spring, is a real pleasure.
A day of weeding is also a day of planning.
Where the new summer bulbs will go.
The Patio, the path and what they will one day look like (hopefully one day soon!)
So many things are continually being added to my mental list.
All of the crocus' are now blooming.
Basking in the relatively beautiful first day of spring.
I noticed just how much didn't make it over this last harsh winter as I toured the garden today.
On the plus side, space is being opened up. A chance for new plants, new ideas. More experimentation.....
Snowing off and on ever couple of days. Luckily melting within the same day. None the less, it made spring clean up grind to a halt.
I planted 'Cherry Brandy' Rudbeckia, and some Lavender. The latter didn't do well when I tried to transplant them to these larger containers yesterday. Two survived. I fear that one or possible both of them wont last the next few days.
I also planted some Marigolds.
This was my first attempt at seeds. Trial and error, and boy did I error! Well here's hoping that these little ones make it! At least next year Ill know what I'm doing.
That brings us to today.
Im thinking of cutting down the Walnut tree that is fast taking over all of my backyard. Everything under its canopy is a dead zone, and a regularly schedualed mess. It definatly a tree fit for an acrage, not for my suburban backyard. Its already dwarfing our house at 35-40 feet, and I know that this monster will make it to 100 feet.
Basking in the warmth of the spring sun.
After an initial clean up, came the dirt.
Interestingly enough, today after a full morning of sunglasses and ditched jackets......
It snowed.
Michael and I did a good job of ignoring it. You don't get to pick your days, and today was a child free afternoon.
Through the initial flutters we continued our task. Most of the front beds got refreshed. Along with a long bed in the backyard. Through the snow we worked, and talked. It was nice to get some projects off the list. With the spring clean nearly finished, our conversations turned to Veggie patches, and the front yard's garden patio.
But one thing at a time. It has to stop snowing first.
I think I found an excellent spot for this interesting piece. Just waiting on the Husband to help me move it. It is remarkably heavy.
I heard rumor of it through the winter. My MIL told me of a neighbor who had too much and was looking to get rid of it.
Later in the day when the rain had finally disappeared, My gardener helper and I made our way outside to play in the garden.
Our neighbor was outside as well, so I got to personally thank him for this amazing gift! He asked what I was going to do with them, and so I told him. I honestly don't know! But they made my day! So we started talking rocks. He's a fan too! It seems he has the addiction. Where ever he goes he picks up a rock or two or twelve it seems.
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