Don't worry...that tape is coming off the tree. ST was helping me get started with my Halloween decorating. Since he couldn't damage anything...I let him wrap it around the tree.
Yall see my flower beds?
*sigh*
I'm going to have to do something with it. No way I'm going to be able to last till Spring.
Monica,
I know it snows where you live because I’ve seen pictures of you in your cute cold weather thug hat (real G’s don’t do monograms), and I know that you planted creeping jenny in your patio containers this year. I have done the same with great success and wonderful results and I am wondering does it over winter well in your area and behave as a perennial or do you have to plant it annually?
*sigh* I need new friends. I love monogramming my thug wear! Humph!
Creeping Jenny does AMAZINGLY well and nope...you won't have to replant any next year. The current mature leaves will go brown but don't cut them off until you see new buds coming in the Spring. I've also found they get thicker year after year. They are definitely a plant that is well worth buying because they pay you back year after year after year!
Humph. He's always worrying me about something to do so I gave him a lil outside job to do today. Get the leaves out the flower beds.
I took him out back and showed him where the outside tools were and let him have at it.
Simple right? Humph...you'd think...
The newest addition to our deck was added today. A lovely dahlia plant. :) They make me smile. I already had the perfect pot for it that I found at Marshall's for only $7. GO ME!
Check out how nicely our veggies and herbs are growing! I can't WAIT to eat em!
I have plans to transplant the spinach and cilantro. How you ask? I'm going to go to a thrift store (yes...you read correctly) and buy a used bookshelf. I'm then going to take out the shelves, lay it on it's back and use it as a planter box. GENIUS if I do say so myself! Robby thinks I'm bat.shit.crazy but I bet he munches down on the spinach! What you think? LOL!
Me garden-y. :)
Robby and I have been listening to oldies but goodies all night on YouTube and HOLLARING! Dude...13700 is HILARIOUS! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! We are currently listening to Marvin Sease's hits with the lyrics and we are ON.THE.FLOOR! ROFL!
Robby: He be TELLING IT!
Me: Don't he?
I bought this today:
It's an Upside Down Patio Planter! I planted tomatoes upside down and up top I planted cilantro, parsley, basil, chives and spinach. GO ME! I hope it works out right cuz if not Imma talk about a whole lotta folks! LOL!
I use these herbs the most so I figured I'd get the most out of growing these. I still want to plant some serious lettuce and zucchini so I'm thinking on getting a wood planter built so I can. I just need to determine where the best place will be to put it.
I gotta do something to protect my ish from them damn evil azz squirrels but I will. TRUST. "Squirrel Hunting."
Step one: Fill planter with dirt up to about 2 inches shy of the rim.
Step two: Place plants in planter arranging the as you want them to be.
Step three: Fill in with dirt to cover the top of the plant's dirt.
Step four: Fill in with plants that will spill over. (I use Creeping Jenny because I love the yellow green of the leaves.)
COME ON GUYS! PLANT SOMETHING! YOU WILL LOVE IT!
Have you thought about doing it? I am SERIOUSLY thinking about it. Recession Garden
Now yall know ya girl gets her workout on at minimum 4 times a week. I truly believe that I'm stronger than I've ever been in my life and, dare I say, I'm in REALLY good shape.
SO SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY, AFTER A DAY OF GARDENING, EVERY MUSCLE IN MY BODY HURTS! My back is KILLING me! Had I had good sense, before I came downstairs for the day I would have taken some Advil. As it stands I doubt if I walk UP those dang stairs again for a few hours at least.
My back hurts. My butt hurts. My calves hurt. My triceps hurt. WHEW!
AND I'M HUNGRY!
Go figure. If you want to get in a GOOD workout...I say do some gardening. It has dang near killed ya girl man and I am MAD.ABOUT.THAT!
I usually take it way easy on Mondays as I consider it my day off...but man...I might have to take tomorrow off too.
Sheesh.
When was the last time YOU did some serious gardening?
She sent me these pics this morning in an email with the subject: Mrs. Greenjeans. I need new friends. Look at how FILTHY I am! That's okay...I enjoyed my day! Playing in the dirt is like being a kid with Playdoh again! WHOOOOOHOOOOO! And I still have sooooo much to do but since it's going to rain until Wednesday...I'm off. :)
You should know the zone you live in before you start deciding on what plants to purchase. Also...you need to know how much sunlight the area you are planting in gets. Keep this information handy when shopping for plants and you won't go wrong and waste money.
While most happening chicks are drooling over makeup I'm drooling over these damn pots! THESE.ARE.FABULOUS and I can sooooooooooooooo see them at 13700! Wet Pots
Robby removed one of these off our tomato plant about ten minutes ago. The damage has been done however as I may never eat another tomato again after seeing what this looks like. Just...EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! I am soooooooooo not a farmer chick.
I am soooooooooooo doing this next year!
My nephew likes his T-Monnie's Tulips! LOL!
Last weekend I played in the dirt the entire time. I dug up all of my flower beds in the front and transplanted plants I wanted to keep but move to a new location. I then put down new topsoil and planted new plants and covered it all with new mulch. I also built up the area around our Cherry Blossum tree and planted some flowers there too. Sounds like it wasn't a lot of work?
YEAH RIGHT! MY BACK IS STILL HURTING! AND I JUST FOUND SOME MORE DIRT UNDER MY NAILS! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Now if I can just keep the cherry blossums from falling all over everything...it might look like something. LOL! Don't worry...I'm going to do a stone border this year along the flower beds. That should make it even more interesting.
I CANNOT WAIT TILL EVERYTHING STARTS BLOOMING! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! FAB-U-LOUS!
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