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March 25, 2007
More dirt...more compost...more mulch...
And the French Fries can leave their container and explore their new home? Where do you think they'd go? To visit Mr. Banana and his bunch? To squeeze in a day with the Tomatoes? To play tennis with the Lemontrees? Such an exciting time, being a small fry...
Same story, different day...We planted the rest of the roses we brought with us from Austin...they've been in their pots since July/August of last year and amazingly I only lost 1 of them in the move...it died for some unknown reason right after we got here...the others weathered the ice and cold in their pots and are going great guns...the Maggie rose has four massive blossoms on it right now...the others are putting on new growth for the Spring...I found a small 'Hermosa' rose for the vacant pot on my front porch..its a miniature rose that's pink and cabbage like...should do well in a pot...
We planted TWO morning glory vines and the one that survived from the move...one is a traditional bright blue, the other is the most amazing deep purple with fuchsia stripes...I've never seen one like it (granted, I'm not well versed in morning glory varieties either)...I hope they go bananas on our fence and climb the pole and create a great wall of glory...the grapefruit is planted and bees are already buzzing around it...Brian pointed out the first Black Swallowtail of the season and I've seen the Giant (yellow) Swallowtail three or four times now (could be the same one, could be 3 different ones, who knows)...There are some white and yellow sulphur butterflies and these teeny weeny black ones flitting about...Brian found two bronze snakes, little guys, hiding along the fence..I was sorry I missed them, I do love snakes and have yet to see one in the yard...but I'm glad to know they are here, that's a healthy garden...now all we need are TOADS! I've seen more and more ladybugs around, which means that thrip and aphids are just around the corner as well...Its been raining on and off, not enough to make a difference, just enough to make my car look a mess...geez...the nice thing is, tho, the trees are nearly all filled in (the pecans are the last, but I see leaf bud swells, so they'll be in full leaf in the next 7-14 days) and it feels like Spring here...I think we're gonna eat dinner on the porch, in our rocking chairs, with our new fan, watching our new trees/plants grow...(before the mosquitoes drive us off the porch and the humidity makes it unbearable to be outside..heh)...
Posted by Donner at March 25, 2007 10:15 PM