My husband and I spent some time cleaning up and organizing our little garden shed today, and after I had a nice clean potting stand I was inspired to use it. So I did a little gardening craft project today. I had some hens and chickens that were in the wrong spot (my husband's wood splitting area) and so I decided I would make a little table arrangement out of them for our outdoor dining table. I supplemented with a few purchased succulents, then I headed to the antique store to find a good vessel. I found this little gem, and the price was right ($12.50). It's an antique dish pan, and the tag read "many good years of service left". So cute!
I dug up the hens and chickens I wanted moved and brought them into my garden shed.
Then I added some sand to the potting soil. I had no expert opinion to do so, I just thought that maybe succulents might appreciate it.
After the plants settle in a bit, I will have a lovely centerpiece for the patio table. I love working in my new garden shed!
Yesterday was a bonus day. The weather was supposed to be horrible, in fact, we were supposed to have terrible thunderstorms. But it didn't rain yesterday, and we all enjoyed quality time on the deck in the late afternoon enjoying the sun. Today it is raining, but a gentle spring rain.
These are the new planters I received for Mother's Day. I am looking forward to summer dinners on the deck!
The little planter I bought at Living in the Garden.
We have had such a late spring. But it is worth it to see all my bulbs blooming now (ignore the dandelion in the foreground).
Welcome, spring!
I worked some in the disaster that is our yard today. We are on a mission to reclaim this space for ourselves, and also for native Palouse prairie. Today I accomplished several noteworthy tasks. I finally finished reclaiming the stairs. Here they were just after I sprayed them:
Once they were sprayed, I raked them and pinned down landscaping cloth. The cloth was then covered with pine bark mulch.
Here are the stairs finished!
Next came the really crazy part. A few weeks ago, my husband and I cleared all the sticks and debris our willow trees have spit out (kind of like the Whomping Willow) over the past several years into huge berms. You can see one of the berms in the left of the picture below. I and a hired gun today removed FIVE truck loads of willow branches and creek detritus from the backyard.
Here is a picture of the area, cleared and raked. The hill in the foreground has been sprayed and is ready for planting with kinickkinick.
While the hired gun was dropping the truck loads of willow at the recycling center, I planted kinickkinick and weeded. I felt as if I needed to be a mountain goat and/or have one leg shorter than the other to properly access the hill. I can also tell you I am feeling it now!
And the best part of the afternoon...taking off my boots and putting on flip-flops for the first time this season!
