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it better warm up soon!!

Category: springtime stuff | Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:21 pm

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with the weather rather on the cool side, and new snow last week, have not really been able to start anything significant. i did manage to get the back yard raked and all the debris on the lawn cleared, which is always my very first chore. i was so happy to see some crocus blooming, only to be covered in 6 inches of heavy wet snow mid week...good thing they are made to handle it. today, i went to my local wally-world to check out what was available (not a whole lot because here it is still kind of early)....got a new soccer ball for the dogs, some solar lights, also some nasturtium seeds, some bare root caladium (8 for 5 bucks) and a climbing rose bush (also bare root). i used to have hybrid teas, but they were very temperamental, and i ended ripping them out and just said, oh well, not for me. yesterday i had this bright idea that maybe a climber would be a better idea...so i pick up a nice pink colored one, came home, put all the seeds and plants into the 'cold' room to keep for a bit longer, and proceeded to see what kind of rose bush i had bought. my brother in law gave me a reference book on roses a while back, and what i found is the one i just purchased (called 'queen elizabeth') is a rather old variety, and is pretty tough as far as disease and such. i was very happy...i do love roses, and i hope that this one will be happy in it's new home. every time i go to the store, i buy more stuff for the garden/yard and am really running out of space to store....which brings me to my title....if it doesn't warm up soon, i'm going to just keep buying....i need/want to start digging, and planting.....keep me out of the stores...because i'll want one of everything, and i only have so much space to put stuff.....!(and no, i haven't found any pink flamingos yet...lol)

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watching for daffodils

Category: one thing at a time | Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:00 pm

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well, daylight savings started yesterday...more daylight in the evening.....the bulbs are poking through nicely...most of the snow is gone except in extreme shady spots.....i love that this time of year any snow you get doesn't last. found the dog's ball that got lost this past winter....flat as a pancake....lol, it was on it's last leg anyway....off to walmart for a new one....i saw all the summer stuff appearing in the stores, snap pools and water toys, and plenty of garden things....thing about all that is if you see it now..you need to buy it now.....those things don't last long on the shelves....all i need to do is find some new pink flamingos! (must have at least one in the yard, lol)

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