What do these plants have in common?

Category: FRED - the garden | Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:09 pm

Munstead Lavender
2 Obedient plants
2 Impatients - hot Red in color
4 Persian Shields
Greek Oregano
3 Patchouli
3 Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Ganzia Linearis 'Colorado Gold' aka African Daisy
Aegopodium 'Snow on the Mountain'

The question was just too easy, they all will soon be residing comfortably in my garden of course.

Yesterday we headed out east of Dallas to check out an 'antique gas stove' that had been offered on freecycle and we had been given first choice of. Well as it turns out the description was not as detailed as it should have been, so instead of finding a neat stove that could have been made useable with a little work, we found one that rodents and dirt dobbers (relative of wasps) had been nesting in for about 8 years. With that much internal damage it would never have been safe to use and is most likely headed for a scrap metal dealer.
Anyway, the trip was a nice outing for Randy and I. Had breakfast out, got to see a little town neither of us had ever visited. Also, we went right passed the location of a really good organic garden center that I only get to once or twice a year. Randy had the pleasure of pushing the cart while I loaded it up with plants. He also found a really neat hummingbird feeder for his Mom for Mother's Day so 1/3 of the final cost of that visit was not my fault.

After we got home, Randy worked on the bathroom sink drain and found he needed to make a trip to Home Depot for a part. He should have known not to ask me to come along, but he did it anyway. I was hoping to find some summer bulbs on sale and promised I wouldn't buy much, if anything. I didn't buy much, just one Elephant Ear bulb to replace the Sweet Broom bush out at the back fence that didn't make it thru the winter....and 3 Purple Coneflowers 'Echinacea purpurea'.

Today is another dentist appointment for Amanda, then it will be either too warm or possibly raining this afternoon. Tomorrow is supposed to be really stormy, so it will be Wednesday before I can get started on the planting. I already know where everything is going so the planting will be the easy part. Getting Randy up off the floor after he saw the total at the garden center was more difficult.

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eileen wrote on Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:26 pm:

"so 1/3 of the final cost of that visit was not my fault." You sound just like me Toni!!!! LOL

What a pity the stove was a bummer as it would have come in very handy if it had been in good condition.

Sounds as though you both had a great day out.

I hope Amanda's dental appointment goes smoothly for her.