dirtdobber's Blog

Well, after all my hard work of digging, tilling, chopping roots, hauling topsoil and soil conditioner and sweating like a dog, I finally got to plant!!!  My vegetable garden is in.  Butterbeans, purple hull peas, okra, squash, peppers, and tomatoes. Oh joy!  Hubby finished the fencing around the garden for me ...only has the gate to put on.  Even got some marigolds to add to it.  Isn't that something you are supposed to do?  Ya know it's been 30 years since I have had a garden. I had one at our first home, but since then, no room. When I think of some of the heartbreaking things we have through over the years, I regret that I didn't have a "real" garden to retreat to. But God has blessed me with this one and I am sooooo thankful!

The memory garden also has begun!  I planted all the things that I dug up from my mom's yard. I hope they make it as I dug them up last week and was only able to plant this weekend. It all looks kind of pitiful right now, but you know how pretty a perennial garden is when it fills out. I planted a couple of baby offshoot azaleas and an unknown shrub in the back. I will plant those doggone nandinas that I have grown to love b/c they were hers.  I also planted her daylilies, irises, heirloom pimks, sweet william, amaryllis, russian sage(I think), and 2 other plants that I need to look up to find their names.  I even planted a beautiful bright pink oxalis. I know a lot of you are saying, "that's a weed!", but they were always coming up on our old homeplace and it makes me think of Mama. I have a rose of sharon to put in today. I even discovered a wonderful mulch/compost pile where we dump a lot of grass clippings and chopped up pinestraw in the woods. Apparently the previous owners did the same. Oh, what a goldmine all that black stuff is!  I'll start on my mother in law's plants next.

My mother in law gave me so many plants over the years. They are all still planted at my old house that my son and his wife are renting from us. I'll have no problem getting those.

The memories have already begun. What sweet memories came to mind as I planted. I'm sure I will have lots of meditation moments out there. I can see this bed from my kitchen window. What a great "good morning!" huh?

Hubby took me to Lowes yesterday and bought a ton of plants. Well a ton to me. I've always bought one here , one there and rc'd pass alongs( the best kind).  But this was so fun! These plants will go in an already existing bed that needs serious updating!  Hubby doesn't really share my passion for flowers, but is so sweet to help in any way he can. I guess he understands b/c he has such a passion for restoring old cars. God has really been good to us.

Well, better get going. Off to church...and then the dirt. Some herbs await. Happy gardening! Trish