witt's Blog

I finally tackled the corner of The Poison Garden after we got home from our run-around-town morning. (I did purchase two coleus plants. They are both Sunlovers. One is sort of chartreuse and the other is red velvet.) I had a heck of a time getting the St. John's wort and zoysia out of that section. I had already done a bunch yesterday, but I cleaned out as much as I could. Then I started on another section. I got most of it out of there. I had to take many breaks because there is no shade there whatsoever. I couldn't see what I was doing half the time due to the sweat running in my eyes. I tried working later after Hubby gave it up for the day, but it was still hot, or I was just pooped slam out and dragging. I couldn't do another thing. I got a bit of it strawed, but I'll have to go back at it later. We are getting a light sprinkle now. I do hope that it will rain like forty hecks! Everything is soooo dry! We're under water restrictions, so if anything gets water I have to tote it, and I've got lots of beds to water!

I didn't plant the coleus in the yard as I had planned. I decided to put them in this big pot that I have on the porch. That way we can see them better and enjoy them more. We bought two more small flags. Hubby said that he didn't mind buying them, but he sure would like to know where I'd put them a(We have flags all over the porch). I have this pottery, I guess you'd call it a rooting jar, that a friend gave me. I have about 8 little flags in it. My idea was to put them in the holes that were left. The stick that it's on is just a tad too big to fit the hole, so I put them in the top hole. They are a bit floppy, but it's cute. Perhaps I'll get a pic.

There is so much that I want to do. The spirit is willing, but the back and arms are so weak today. I still haven't "planted" my cute little seed card. I want to put it in The Poison Garden. It would be the perfect place for wildflowers. I want to transplant some other things into there as well. Oh, well. Maybe I'll get a chance to do more since it's cloudy and cooler.