As we celebrated the Graduation's of '08, Mary Grace and I decided to call on the expertise of Dad and Linda to help continue the gardening effort. Our thumbs are more like a putrid black than a healthy green. So a few Saturday's ago Dad brought from North Carolina a truck load of plants and tools. Day lilies, evening primrose, moon flowers, lithodora, and celosia (also known as cockscomb). I borrowed a truck and went and got a load of mulch and we set to work. Little did we know how much work it would be...
Some previous owner of our house had put in extensive landscaping and there was a thoroughly entrenched weed barrier plastic layer that had to be removed from the ground before we could make any beds. This was tough stuff. That took a significant amount of time just to remove that garbage. We then had to remove the existing grass and roots from the soil to help control weed growth. Eventually we were able to put the plants in the ground. Add mulch, water and, bake at 400 degrees for....wait, that's not it.
After a full day of work, we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labor as we grilled out that evening and looked at the beautiful plants and flowers. And thankfully Mary Grace and I have managed to keep the plants alive for the first few weeks, so maybe we won't kill this round of plants!
As we celebrated the Graduation's of '08, Mary Grace and I decided to call on the expertise of Dad and Linda to help continue the gardening effort. Our thumbs are more like a putrid black than a healthy green. So a few Saturday's ago Dad brought from North Carolina a truck load of plants and tools. Day lilies, evening primrose, moon flowers, lithodora, and celosia (also known as cockscomb). I borrowed a truck and went and got a load of mulch and we set to work. Little did we know how much work it would be...
Some previous owner of our house had put in extensive landscaping and there was a thoroughly entrenched weed barrier plastic layer that had to be removed from the ground before we could make any beds. This was tough stuff. That took a significant amount of time just to remove that garbage. We then had to remove the existing grass and roots from the soil to help control weed growth. Eventually we were able to put the plants in the ground. Add mulch, water and, bake at 400 degrees for....wait, that's not it.
After a full day of work, we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labor as we grilled out that evening and looked at the beautiful plants and flowers. And thankfully Mary Grace and I have managed to keep the plants alive for the first few weeks, so maybe we won't kill this round of plants!
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