yard work as therapy

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

This is exactly why my hubby spends so much time in his garden! He has a very demanding and hectic job. That garden is perfect to make him relax!!!

[joycenalex]

with the major planting in the back yard. over the last week, with some help, i've planted coneflowers, ferns, hostas, astibiles, impatiens, bleeding hearts, coralbells, and the last five plants today- elijah blue fescue, an ornamental grass. when i bought this house i dreamed of perennial flowerbeds, so i'd have less grass to cut (HA!). the majority of the work is done, there will likely be some minor additions, but the biggest part is done! woohoo! time for an iced tea and a tylenol.

[lizbud]

with the major planting in the back yard. over the last week, with some help, i've planted coneflowers, ferns, hostas, astibiles, impatiens, bleeding hearts, coralbells, and the last five plants today- elijah blue fescue, an ornamental grass. when i bought this house i dreamed of perennial flowerbeds, so i'd have less grass to cut (HA!). the majority of the work is done, there will likely be some minor additions, but the biggest part is done! woohoo! time for an iced tea and a tylenol.

Congrats on finishing the job. Looks like your timing is right on target.
Good luck with your surgery.

[joycenalex]

i cannot go into any more plant nurseries, home depot or lowes. i've just spent another $20 on blue delphimen and miracle-grow. i need plants anonymous

[Logan]

LOL!! Joyce, I'm glad this thread was brought back up. Where are the pictures???

In March, I started "nagging" a little bit about needing to rent a tiller to get the garden tilled and make new beds in the backyard, once we got rid of the downed pine trees (ice storm damage), finished repairing the deck (where the pine trees crushed it) and had the fence mended. Well, I kept hinting that we needed to dedicate a Saturday, rent a heavy duty tiller and just do it. I think he got the hint! He and my daughter went to Lowe's to buy the supplies to rebuild the inside of her closet and drove up with a brand new rear tine tiller for me! Woo Hoo! He said "get to it"! And I did!!! I'm filling my new beds with perennials, too. I still have a long way to go, but I'm getting there. I have a flat of coneflowers waiting on me right now and 16 pots of daylilies that this lady gave me, as well as numerous other things that my mom has given me. Next year, it ought to be in good shape!

Logan

[joycenalex]

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