Day 127

I spent all morning out in the "garden". We have beds on 3 sides of the house. And, in the front, is the funky landscaping our builder put in & we haven't completely redone. Yet. Someday when I get the energy & a wheelbarrow......

Anyway, Scott decided to put veggies in again this year. We'd taken a 2 year break from them. Why? 1) we weren't in town much last summer so weren't able to take care of the plants and 2) the last year we planted, our soil got funky & killed the plants from the ground up. It was weird. So, we mulched the crap out of the ground for the last 2 years & let it lay w/o plantings. Hopefully, these will grow this year.

I found out yesterday that Scott will not be traveling AT ALL (not even to StL) in June. We were looking forward to going with him for "vacation" this year. Well, here's hoping for some place good in July or Aug!

Here are some more garden pics:

Peppers planted right next to the tomatoes (Scott's the only one who eats either tomatoes or peppers, that's why there are so few plants!

Gladiolas planted on the other side of the house. This sided needed some HEAVY weeding this year!

Strawberries planted at the end of the gladiolas. These were originally planted as a ground cover & a "bribe" for the bunnies et al to eat THESE strawberries and not the "good" ones on the other side of the house. Never worked. And, apparently, this year the moles must have gotten to the good strawberries (along w/my tulips?) 'cause they never came back :( But, I don't eat strawberries either so, no big loss to me :P

The newest floral member of our yard, a Hydrangea. I've always liked these bushes. Especially when they have different colors on the same bush! Hope it grows! (Eventually, the rain will wash the dirt away from the rocks & the display will look better!)

The azaleas we planted 3-4 years ago. They are so pretty but bloom for such a short period of time.

Scott's hibiscus. He picked this plant out & I like it when it's outside (but I would have chosen a pink variety) but, since it's not hardy, it has to come in every fall. It's too big to fit anywhere & the cat keeps eating it. I almost wish it would die. Almost!!