It was warm enough to get outside to weed in just a sweatshirt. I tackled 2 of my least favorite weeds to deal with - dandelions and creeping charlie. There will be no end to either of those weeds this year. Too bad the rabbits aren't interested in either of those!
The white magnolia is blooming and a couple of daffodils just began to bloom. I divided the flax and a moonbeam Coreopsis - both were getting a bit large and didn't see to be in the right place. I hope this move will make them fit in better.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Spring came early in 2009
I am amazed when looking back at last year's spring posts how much further along we are this year than last. It has been an incredibly dry spring, but by Easter (April 12) this year, I was out working in the yard for the first time. It is now April 26th and I've been out almost every day since working in the yard after work.
I have moved about 8 trees and shrubs this year, and have managed to clean up the garden. That was a task that didn't get finished last fall because of my shoulder surgery. Who knew it would take so long to recover from that? The more I work outside this year, the better my shoulder seems to hold out, so I'm pretty happy about that.
This weekend it was chilly, and today it rained - we needed it desperately. My big project for Saturday was to make a rain barrel. I can't believe I actually managed to do this myself - though in reality, I barely managed. Cutting plastic is HARD! Also, my tools are not in the best shape, and I'm not good at using them either. Not a good combination.
I spent Sunday working with my seedlings - there are too many! First, I had breakfast with some gardening friends, and then exchanged some seedlings with them. Some of my tomatoes needed a second transplanting already because they were getting too spindly. If the weather cooperates this week, the plan is to weed along the fences and to divide and move perennials. With any luck, some of the seedlings can move outside - that would really help with the space problem I'm running into.
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