I thought I'd give you a little tour of our landscape boxes. I like to pretend that I'm going to grow up and have a green thumb someday. But so far, not so much.
But I did better. I married a man with a green thumb! He knows names of things and where to plant them and what they need. He does a great job of getting his hands good and dirty. He picked out the Dwarf Alberta Spruce above to replace the dead Arborvitae that we (me, and my two planting consultants from last year, D & W, that is) tried to plant last year. See the Arborvitae was smarter than I suspected. It was on to my game. It knew I was a green thumb wannabe, and said "no dice...not playing." It would rather die quickly than prolong the suffering. But this spruce knows it was planted by hands that know what they're doing. I have every confidence it will live and sport Christmas lights in the years to come.
Did you notice the blooms in the back of that pic? Here's what they look like up close...
That there, folks, is a blooming azalea! My ex-husband's mother planted them years ago. I'm sure she told me about them, but I'm also fairly certain I let that info go in one ear and out the other. (I haven't always been a green thumb wannabe. I've been a black thumb resignee.) But last year my consultants told me to feed the azaleas with acidic food. Azaleas need food? Who knew? But turns out they were right! Pretty sure these azaleas haven't bloomed in years, much less like this! Fun, huh?
Our next stop are the herbs. G and I purchased all of these lovelies from Soulard Farmer's Market. We are becoming regulars down there. We bought basil and sage and thyme and garlic chives, two kinds of oregano, rosemary and chocolate mint. I still want to plant parsley. We put the chocolate mint here along with remants of last year's mint. G says that mint takes over everything (and I think I have to admit that he's right about that) so we put it in its own container.
Look at me! I almost sound like I know what I'm talking about!
G likes pansies, so we picked these up at Soulard, too. Yellows and purples and smiles.
They're just starting to peak over the top of the landscaping boxes. It's pretty fun to watch as we pull in the driveway. The hosta we (consultants and me) planted last year has come back, which is really just sorta surprising and fun to me! This is happening in my landscape boxes! Is that crazy or what?
Ok, so maybe it's not so crazy. I told a friend recently that G and I are building a life - a regular, boring, domesticated, married life, and I guess this little tour of the front of our house may prove it out. But wait till I tell you about the back yard! Now that's exciting stuff! It will include before and after shots even!
I know you're on the edge of your seat...but that post could be two years in the making....
Oh, and happy Easter! (a little late, but it's the thought that counts, right?)
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