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June 26, 2008
Pull up some shade...
With the intense summer heat we've had since Mid-May, we find ways to stay cool as best we can...thankfully the porch stays in the shade thru the entire summer, so sitting out on it can be rather enjoyable...after the first plants had been spent in the porch basket, I picked up some shade plants and potted them the other day...I'm really happy with the selection and how it all turned out...I don't know much about shade plants, but as we move from the finishing the front yard into working in the backyard, we are starting to explore more about shade gardens...our fabulous pecan trees keep the backyard in shade all summer, which we are grateful for...but I'd still like to start digging out there, making some pathways and get some plants in the ground...afterall, we have exhausted the little front yard - there's not much room left to dig!
I like that I don't have to have FLOWERS to have a cool looking basket...as much as i love flowers, there are other ways to get color, plus texture, with using shade plants...I do have to water this dude every few days, even tho its shady, it still gets the water squeezed from it on 100 degree days, so I give it good drinks and try to keep it moist w/out being soggy...we'll see how long I can keep this dude going...
I have another shallow planter that was looking pretty sad, so yesterday I made a stop at my fave nursery and loaded up on small sunny plants...last night at 8:30, I'm outside putting all the plants together...plumbago, zinnia, penta, castor bean, it looks great..I'll have to get pics of that too...and keep an eye on it - it IS in the sun, and will dry out quickly...
New tires are on the Honda, it feels great...poor little car, takes the brunt of our driving, but is in great shape...we keep it on it's maintenance schedule and do what they tell us...when the dealer said it needed new tires (53K miles), we took it seriously...I read a great article about how a local dealer is putting names in a paper bag and drawing names (about 7 at a time) to get a CHANCE to buy a Prius, in 6 months! One guy's name didn't get drawn, so he tried to buy another person's place by offering him $3000...but the dude turned him down...I wanna buy an all-electric car and I want one NOW! Honda is advertising them, but you can't get them...bah! I'd like to stop using gas/oil altogether and go all-electric or hydrogen...no wonder Cartman would call me a 'tree huggin' hippy'...no kidding...
Posted by Donner at June 26, 2008 11:02 AM