The Fountain of Youth

Hubbie has worked very hard on getting this flowerbed and fountain finished. It's on a hill so that made getting everything level quite a challenge. but we finally got it all put together this morning. All that is left is for me to plant it up. Thanks Hubs.

The water is quite loud, but it is still a very pleasant sound.

FERTILIZER FRIDAY

FF at Tootsie's! Scroll down to see a post from earlier this week on what's going on in my garden!

Backdoor flowerbed

Ever since we moved here, I have been working on the existing flowerbeds. Most were just filled with hedges. They looked ok, but I like bloomy things and color. So we have gradually been pulling out the hedges. It's fun! Hubs backs the truck up to them, I wrap a chain around them and he takes off! Hedges gone!



The bug guy had told us we needed to get the level of the dirt below the foundation of the house so we could watch for termites. So I didn't want to plant in the ground in this area. So I did something alittle different.

I decided to put planters in this area. Planters have gotten expensive! So I hunted and hunted and foundsome at Garden Ridge 50% off. This area is full shade. I got the plants in Old Town Spring at a garden center I like there. Will do a bit more "twikage" but here's what I have so far:





I am pleased so far with the results. Just will add a few do-dads and stuff as time goes on.

The veggie garden goes along pretty good, though squash bit the dust. We have actually eaten a few tomatoes and some will be ready in a day or two


Banana peppers growing like crazy. Got 4 jars put up so far


Okra has been thinned and is coming on


landscaping brick for next project. It never ends.

a few garden pix

Okra is up and will need thinning soon

a new lily bloom

Caladium bloom

Caladiums

I love caladiums! Always have but couldn't always have them. Well, now I have plenty of shade and today they seem to tolerate sun. I have planted them everywhere. I asked several other gardeners if they liked them all one color in a bed or different ones planted all together.

Of course, I got many different answers. So, I bought 2 big boxes of bulbs from Sam's nearly 100 bulbs and just started planting

I counted a few weeks ago and had 68 of them that have come up. I blamed the squirrels for stealing them, but I have had many more come up since my count. I guess some are just slow to put in an apperance

That's my puppy kid Eddie, in the picture above. He didn't care about caladiums one way or the other. He's an old guy, about 13 or 14 that I rescued in 2003. His brother is around somewhere.
Lilies are coming up also.

We have several other projects in the works but I will post about them when I can show befores and afters. I am linked in with Tootsie for Fertilizer Friday http://www.tootsietime.com/

Happy Memorial Day and I hope everyone gets a long weekend! I do and intend to enjoy it!

Fertilizer Friday at Toosties.

Well, It's finally Friday and that means linking in with Toostie. It's her birthday today. I was able to get some pictures around my place earlier in the week so scroll down to see a couple of entries to see what all is going on. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and if you are a mom, Happy Mother's Day. http://www.tootsietime.com/

Hitting the 50% off rack!

Lately our local home/garden center has been having huge 50% sales on plants. One weekend every plant in the store was 50% off! They have over ordered and can't sell them quick enough. Today I got several plants, a Coralbells, 2 ferns and a tray of impatiens. They were all in great shape-the coral bells were just really dry:

Here they are planted. The 2 ferns

The coral bells went in next to the gazebo. I was standing in it when I took this picture, after giving her a good soaking:

The impatiens were used to fill in some spots in the new bed in the front:

It is so great to get plants on sale! Hope they all make it! Have a great day and God bless!