More Fun in the Garden

The trellis beds got their dirt fills this morning, and a heavy layer of straw.  The last bed, the one in the distance... got the Roundup.  The bristly greenbrier vines have got to die, once and for all... then I'll dig that bed out, fill it with good dirt, and bury it under the straw. 

That huge pile of weeds to the left of the beds... is going to be taken down to the brush heap in the pasture, with Keith's help... along with all the weeds from the flower beds.  

As I cut back the mint in the beds, I kept finding other flowers.  These daylilies were almost completely covered up. 

And this little guy was peaking out across from them, among the last of the lilies. 

I tried so hard to get pictures of the many, many bumblebees that were working alongside me. 

Alas, the camera did not pick them up. 

I also got in there and cut out the big trees you see in the background. 

I started trimming back the buddleias... the ones I thought were all dead... and lo and behold, here 

is a viable buddleia!  I did trim back a lot of the dead wood, and I attacked the 

really dead huge buddleia to its' right. 

I made a very big pile of dead branches and other big weeds on the patio, so we 

can load them easily into the back of the truck... and to be out of the way when Troy cuts the grass this weekend. 

My assistant kept an eye on me from under the maple tree, where it was very shady. 

Butterflies were everywhere, I wish I could have gotten them to hold still for a minute! 

My assistant was glad to get in the car and get the air conditioning on so we could go home and have lunch. 

I hope everyone is planning a safe and fun weekend... we are still listening to the 

sound of the big fans and the humidifiers, and likely to for another few days. 

We don't mind, though, because we know the house will go back together again in even better condition! 

Perfect for Gardening

Until late afternoon, when some clouds began to roll in. 

We are expecting some rain tomorrow, but we got up to 63 today! 

Just a week ago, it was snowing, and "they" say there is a possibility of more snow the week after next, but a snowy mix.  

Our last frost date IS April 15! 

The vegetable beds are now all layered and topped off. 

I planted peas last week, but am planting more tomorrow. 

I'll show you my garden plan at that time, too. 

I went through all of our seeds today, and I am going to try to germinate some packed for last year. 

I did start zinnia seeds today, inside, and we are hoping to get started on the greenhouse within the next two weeks  We did not know when we ordered it in February we would have bad weather so long. 

Everyone was a happy camper in the beautiful weather. See Moe, the Top Dog (rooster) in the middle?  He was the runt of the litter last year, and has become the Head Guy of the Henspa. 

I'll take a closeup of him tomorrow, and show you his cool comb.  The rest of this flock was outside enjoying the fresh air. 

We still have a ton of yard cleanup to do.  This is part of the shipping crate for the greenhouse components.  We are going to break it up and take everything to the transfer station (dump) along with lots of other things that have accumulated.  It really bothers me when this stuff sits in the yard and kills the grass underneath.  

Two huge tree branches have to be taken down to the brush pile, too. 

Lilly helped me close up tonight, she was looking around for varmints in the henspa yard.  I have to give credit to that shadecloth... it got packed with snow again this week, and did not tear, so we did not take it down again.  Yesterday afternoon and today, all the snow in it melted, so it is still in great shape.

Someone else was waiting for me, too.  The heat is very, very hard on pugs... and even today's moderate temps were hard on Abs.  I finally brought her inside and turned a fan on for her.  She was wound up most of the day today, and wanted to play, play, play. 

I'll try to get my garden plan down to show you all tomorrow.  Until then, 

that's it for a lovely Spring day from Calamity Acres.