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Weeding and Weeding
Jul 24, 2007 | 5:56 PM PST
Tag: weeding

Finally finished the dogwood tree garden. I never saw so much "stuff" growing in and around everything. Wish the plants I want would do so well.  It really looks good and I will post some pictures soon. Want to put a hardscape path through there. Can't decide whether I want the small stepping stones or to use something bigger.  At any rate it will be good in the end.

My granddaughter (13) came over with a girl friend yesterday and I took pictures of them in different places around the yard.  They were excited. Thirteen is a hard age. Do you remember those days, or are you living through them with you own 13 year old? They are always bored unless they are with or talking to some other bored teen. Parents are getting less smart as the weeks go by and no one understands the life they lead. But they are delightful at the same time, laughing when you least expect it, doing some nice thing you aren't used to them doing, actually picking up their rooms! Always a surprise.

Her brother on the other hand, at 9, is just all boy. If he is moving, preferably on the skateboard, he is happy. His other granddaddy lives in a rural area and he loves to be out there. Takes his bike, goes fishing with the Granddad and totally enjoys life. This is the age I remember the most and it was one of lots of friends, roads near by to explore, honey bees and fireflies to catch, paper dolls and baby dolls to play with with a best friend. It was a good time.

A Master Gardener friend came by today and brought bearded iris (yellow, lavendar and black purple) I will share them with my DIL and some MG friends. I have iris but they did not bloom well this year. Some because of the late freeze and some because they need to be moved.  I have listened to them and have a new place for them to reside in the coming weeks.  Hoping the tags I put out naming the colors and still readible. If not I will have some surpirses to look forward to.  

The white and yellow butterfly plants I rooted will go in that same area as will one of my Cutleaf Rudbeckia and a Hibiscus or two.  Also have a Rudbeckia Goldstrum to put there.  There is an old wooden porch swing that is about 20 years old (can't believe it is still together) that I have moved from under the aforementioned dogwood tree that is turning into a sitting bench. Don't thing the swing knows of this transformation but it will soon.  Going to use a four by four post that is leaning around the shed not doing anything. It is about time it had a purpose. Will have my son  cut it into four pieces then I can screw the swing onto the posts. Should stand up and hold at least me while I sit and survery the beauty of my gardening efforts.

It is time for some R & R before bed.  Don't know about you but this gardening thing can keep me from getting to sleep at night. Between the sore, tired body and the visions of gardening ideas going around in my head. So some boring TV ought to do the trick. TV is getting worse all the time. I do like KyleXY, Jerico (glad the people brought it back for a better ending) and LOVE Dancing with the stars.

Have a good evening. More to Come Later