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Old 04-01-2007, 10:31 PM   #38
Aliantha
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Originally Posted by Elspode View Post
A girlfriend who your wife thinks is hot?

My yard is making me terribly happy today. We've spent the past two weeks, or most of them, cleaning out flower beds and planting lots of new stuff. So far, we've planted four new apple trees, two willows, two lilacs, four rose bushes, a bleeding heart, an azalea, two snowballs, four elephant ears, and several planters of varying annual types, herbs and strawberries. I also have two trays of veggies, herbs and flowers sprouting downstairs, about ready to take outside, several packs of Morning Glory seeds, and a can containing about 10,000 wildflower seeds.

Also awaiting planting are two peach trees, two apricots and two white grape plants.

The only sad thing is that the wind has been absolutely *brutal* here for the last couple of days, with the result that I fear we've lost one whole planter of strawberries, a shamrock and some catnip (all in pots) to dessication from the wind.

I'll try to shoot some pics once I get everything in the ground. I have to pull up a section of unused grapevine wire/posts to make room for the expanding orchard, so that's a few days off. Its also been raining a monsoon here for a couple of weeks, so I haven't been able to till the garden plot yet.

Its real weird, but right now, just about all I think about is getting my yard into shape and growing stuff.
I've just been spending the best part of today organizing to do a bit of landscaping in my garden over the easter break. We're going to mulch most of the front yard and put in some native grasses (which are downstairs waiting to be planted) and shrubs. Possibly a couple of citrus trees although I'm still debating between citrus and banana trees. I think I'll end up going with bananas.

Anyway, this is making me happy today...and also a bit sweaty.
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