Wow, this was a busy weekend... here are the high points -- I will try to post some photos tomorrow.
1) I volunteered at the butterfly plant sale on Saturday -- so much fun! I spent the majority of the day chatting with two Master Naturalists while we tended to customers. I picked their brains all day long about becoming and being a Master Naturalist, and a Naturalist vs. a Master Gardener. I also bought more plants... although no, I hadn't yet planted the ones that I had bought on Tuesday at volunteer orientation.
2) Sunday morning I spent puttering around in the yard. I removed pansies from an old bed and planted some of my new plants in it, and then put the pansies back in around them. I set two areas of pavers as stepping stones -- part of my on-going battle against mud. I planted two new plants back by the fence, and while I was there did some weeding around the yoga platforms and raspberries. It was a blissful day of playing the dirt. Saturday night I watched the basketball game -- GO MAVS!!
3) Sunday afternoon my neighbors helped me get a 1/2 yard of decomposed granite! Much longer story there -- but for now, it's fab, and it was just in time for quite an unexpected rainstorm this morning. Yay! I'll probably need 2 more loads to have it cover the way I'd like.
4) A neighbor put out a big garbage can to catch rain overnight and emailed me this morning, thrilled and amazed at how much water she collected with so little rain -- and she's definitely committed to a rain barrel. Love that.
1) I volunteered at the butterfly plant sale on Saturday -- so much fun! I spent the majority of the day chatting with two Master Naturalists while we tended to customers. I picked their brains all day long about becoming and being a Master Naturalist, and a Naturalist vs. a Master Gardener. I also bought more plants... although no, I hadn't yet planted the ones that I had bought on Tuesday at volunteer orientation.
2) Sunday morning I spent puttering around in the yard. I removed pansies from an old bed and planted some of my new plants in it, and then put the pansies back in around them. I set two areas of pavers as stepping stones -- part of my on-going battle against mud. I planted two new plants back by the fence, and while I was there did some weeding around the yoga platforms and raspberries. It was a blissful day of playing the dirt. Saturday night I watched the basketball game -- GO MAVS!!
3) Sunday afternoon my neighbors helped me get a 1/2 yard of decomposed granite! Much longer story there -- but for now, it's fab, and it was just in time for quite an unexpected rainstorm this morning. Yay! I'll probably need 2 more loads to have it cover the way I'd like.
4) A neighbor put out a big garbage can to catch rain overnight and emailed me this morning, thrilled and amazed at how much water she collected with so little rain -- and she's definitely committed to a rain barrel. Love that.
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