work on my garden

I pulled three wheelbarrows full of weeds last night. :( And that’s just from a small area of the yard. Gross, I know. It was finally in the 70s yesterday—perfect weed-pulling weather! It’s been too hot for me to get motivated about yardwork.

Yesterday I picked up a wheelbarrow full of sticks from around the yard, and then I went to weed a flower bed… I realized it was totally weeds and no flowers, and the irises I had there never bloomed this year. So, I created a NEW iris bed in another part of the yard where there’s more sun so they’ll bloom next year, and I transplanted them! It was quite a feat, but I think it’ll look beautiful next spring. I have more to move but I didn’t get it all done yesterday as I was pretty much half-assing it.

I spent a lot of the weekend crouching and pulling weeds out of the flagstone/driveway. OUCH! My thighs are KILLING me! But at least I was stretching/using muscles I forgot I had. And the flagstone looks a lot nicer, too!

We have a lot to knock out this weekend. Mainly weeding and transplanting things. We have to figure out a way around the mole situation, those little bastards! Two days ago Adam mowed the lawn and did various yardwork. I managed to cart a watering can around to a lot of our trees in the front yard that the hose won’t reach and God hasn’t watered.

I planted some hollyhock seeds and they sprouted almost instantly! I need to thin them out and transplant some to more pots so I can grow all of the seeds that sprouted to mature plants. I can’t wait!

Today we spent about two hours in the yard. I finally gave in and we pulled out a bunch of “trees” that are really weeds. I have no clue what the heck they are but even when they’re fully alive, the wood appears dead. It’s bizarre. Anyway, I’m here right now covered in dirt and sweat and I’m about to go hop in the shower. The yard looks 100x better though. This is such a long and tedious process…

I’m pretty much running out of space. I planted my pond with impatiens, petunias, hostas and some other plants Mimi gave me, so that’s full. Adam and Jackie gave us enough cannas to last us for years. I planted irises and I have a bunch of little Rose of Sharons to print. I’d say I pretty much met my goal on this one for the spring! There’s still much more to do, though.

Adam and I were in the garden ALL WEEKEND, and I’m sure that’s where I’ll be again this Saturday. It’s draining but oh-so-fulfilling to see the yard taking shape.