Spring, beautiful spring!
I have looked forward to this spring more than usual, for it is unwrapping my present. Our new house has a yard full of stuff- but I don’t know what until it comes up and I can get somone to identify it for me! So far, we have identified several patches of peonies, 3 forsysthias, irises, tulips, and a lilac bush. (I knew about the rhubarb and roses and rose of sharon from the fall. Many others are yet unidentified).
Saturday, we went to the greenhouse. All of the children picked out something to plant- Moriah got verbana, Elsie dianthus, Toby pansies, Peter marigolds, and Samuel a jalepeno plant. I got a bunch of orange flowers to line the front walk (after all, we do live on ORANGE Street). Mostly pansies, and some interesting specimens called jewel boxes. I think they look like fuzzy caterpillar flowers. We got most of those planted on Saturday.
Yesterday, I planted the vegetables. 6 tomato plants, and 4 peppers. I have zuchinni and cucumber yet to do. Whew! There isn’t much room for vegetables until I can figure out what else we have. I know some of it can be rearranged, but not until next year. Our small patch is thanks to our friend Jon, who knows things, identifying a large patch of green stuff in the flower beds as overgrown grass. It is now our vegetable garden.
Our yard is a beautiful place to be. I am loving spring.