Weekend Update on Monday....

We had a good weekend. Saturday morning, we got up and headed downtown for the Farmers' Market and the annual garden show in our lovely Munn Park.  There were to be 40-50 vendors there with plants and garden-related items.

Months ago we tore out all of the shrubs and plants from the front of our house, to make it easier to paint the house. If you follow my posts, you know that I don't like yard work, have no luck nor interest in plants and that I actually got used to the bare look in our yard. Just to clarify, I DO like the yard to look nice and I love seeing how beautiful other people's yards are. I just don't want to have to do anything in the yard. The red, white and blue windsock has been decoration enough for me! 

Many of you are covering plants or watching them die as winter approaches.  This is perfect weather for us to be planting! It isn't horribly hot and we are still in the rainy season.

We walked through the Farmers' Market first, then walked through the garden show.  

We found some plants we liked and approached the owner of 3 Seasons Growers.  We showed him the picture of our bare bed (above) and asked if he could help us.  He took out a piece of paper, sketched in a plan and then showed us the plants he thought we needed.  We were amazed at how fast he solved our problem. We accepted his suggestions, paid him and went to get the car. When we made it back, he had all of the plants sitting by the curb and helped us load them, then offered to answer any questions we might have. His business is in the next town over from us, called Plant City. Seriously, Plant City.

When we got home, we unloaded the plants and placed them as indicated on the diagram he drew for us.

Please don't ask what kind of plants we got. I don't remember what they are called and really don't care. I just want them to grow well, fill out and look nice. His diagram had abbreviations on it, so I don't have the full names.  Ti.... Cal.... and Orange... then there is Blue something and some kind of lily something.

We worked Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning to get them all planted.  Poor Joe had to do most of the work since I can't get down on my knees. I was the go-for and the picker-upper.

Now we just have to water them every day for a week, then just a couple of times a week for awhile. I think it will all look quite nice once we get the new mulch added and the plants take hold and start growing in.  I'll share another picture when we get the mulch, in a week or so.

Our big project is nearly done and it feels good. I wish you a good week ahead, and thank you for stopping by today!  Peace & hugs.