Let's see, on the list for the weekend was to plant some of the stuff that is potted up on the deck in their assigned spots in the yard. That didn't happen.
Friday, I spent:
- I went to the dentist for a regular cleaning. One of the stains on my teeth was finally turning into a cavity. The dentist had time, I had time, so he went ahead and filled it. That whole thing took about 2 hours out of the day (including drive time),
- I got home about noon, had lunch, then spent over an hour just trimming back the lilies that I would be digging up.
- Went over and worked on the rock wall on the upper driveway for a while - it was shady there, unlike the lilies.
- Watered all the plants on the deck, did laundry and other household duties.
- Oohed and ahhhed over the nice loam that WS brought in (3 small dump truck loads).
Saturday, we left at 7 AM for Weirs Beach (on the bike) to join in the festivities of bike week, cooked ourselves in the 90 degree weather, and got home about 5 PM.
Sunday I got outside early and spent two hours digging up lilies. It was hot and very humid - a nasty combination. When my sunburn had a sunburn (despite 50 SPF sunscreen used several times both days), I called it quits and went inside to work while WS finished spreading out the loam, seeding and spreading straw over it.
I will try to plant some of the daylilies in the evenings this week. I also have pet-sitting, so I'm not sure how much I will actually get done.
The best laid plans never come to fruition at our place!
WHOOOOOO you have a LOT on your plate!
I went green with envy over the three truck loads of loam. Your gardens must really be shaping up!
Our lilies have been in bloom about a week now, but none of them are as pretty as those you've shown us. I really want to add more to the mix. I love variety in a garden.
I hope the sunburn isn't too bad.
Posted by: buffy | June 20, 2006 at 01:57 PM
The loam isn't for the gardens, it is for trying to grow grass (again) You would think that we would give up - actually I have but WS hasn't.
The loam went between the patio, the walkway and the left iris garden to bring the level of the ground to within an inch or so of the the tops of the landscape timbers.
Oh, and the dumptruck is a regular 1 ton truck with a dump body on it (WS helped build the bed for a fried of ours, so he gets to borrow it when he wnats it). That doesn't translate to much dirt (3 trips netted only 9 tons - not even half of a true dump truck load).
Posted by: bogie | June 21, 2006 at 03:49 AM
Hey....It's more than I have access to. Dear Husband has a truck with a 14' bed...but it's a stake bed truck, and doesn't dump. I have to hire someone to bring in loads of compost and mulch. This last time they sent such a large truck that it ended up dumping the load in the spot where DH turns his truck around. They seemed to think they couldn't back up another six feet.
I haven't done a lawn in ages, and parts of ours needs to be refurbished. I'd like to leave it to DH, and this seems like the perfect time to bring it up! *G*
Posted by: buffy | June 22, 2006 at 08:23 PM
Buffy--You are E*V*I*L!! ; )
Posted by: Cop Car | June 22, 2006 at 10:35 PM