actual…

10 Monday May 2021

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two friends dropped by at different times a few days ago…

one brought me a sad orchid she had which I am going to try and perk up… we both had masks on and she left the plant on the bottom step while I stood on the top… she moved close to the road and we spoke for a few minutes before she headed home…

about half an hour later anther friend brought me some chocolate which she had added to an online order and which had arrived… it is always fun to see what mask we each are wearing… we visited for a few minutes… she sat in a chair on the lawn while I sat on the steps…

I was happy to see actual people;-)…

spotted…

06 Thursday May 2021

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as I was walking around the living and dining rooms I spotted these new buds;-)…

looking forward to more flowers;-)…

moved…

03 Monday May 2021

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had a great time in the garden on Friday, planning the steps to get it beautiful…

spent the time with Hilda the Gardener and we discussed flowers, beds, and watering options… what is needed and where to locate plants… we even moved a few planters around in the front… i am now looking for two more black ones to add in… a bit later I moved the ones out that are going into the garden…

she will be back this week to start the spring cleanup process…

unplanted…

01 Saturday May 2021

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today I took my dahlias, from The Dahlia Expert, out of the box and set them on the counter under the lights…

I’ve had them for a few weeks but hadn’t organized which pots they will be going into so they were just waiting in the box, unplanted…

this afternoon I watched a YouTube video that suggested setting them out in the light without soil or water… thought it was worth a try;-)…

if it works it will save a lot of carrying onto the deck and back inside every day until the weather reaches the sweet spot…

raised…

24 Saturday Apr 2021

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I’ve been looking to install a raised bed garden at the side of the house, in the previously known as shade garden… it has changed since the neighbour’s elm tree came down…

this is clearly not the time to build anything with wood which has tripled in price in the last year…

I found these cute planters with trellises attached and ordered three…

they are very cute and I plan to grow some cucumbers and tomatoes in them… maybe some peas and beans… we will see…

I’ve brought four of the pots inside and will transplant the cucumbers in the next few days… they can continue growing and then just get plopped into the planter (if and) when the weather warms up, lol…

avocado…

17 Saturday Apr 2021

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this left side photo came up in my memories from a year ago today… and the right side is how that avocado looks today…

I am a little worried about it because I’ve had to remove two leaves which curled and turned dark;-(…

perk…

12 Monday Apr 2021

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it has been snowing off and on since early this morning… very depressing… I had to open the window to get this shot because all the windows were covered in water drops…

and then this box arrived in the mail…

the dahlias I ordered…

that perked me up;-)…

wait…

11 Sunday Apr 2021

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this morning I sprinkled poppy seeds in the garden… hope they take… the poppies are always the first flower to bloom… they self-seed and some years there are just one or two and other years there are lots of blooms… it is amazing that they come back, even after the garden bed was completely dug up eight years ago…