Spring is Here! (II)

I have been home now for a couple of weeks (no longer working at MOW that is), and lest you think I have been playing Farmville 24/7 - I thought I would document some of the work I have been doing in the yard. Spring is always interesting - so much to do in the yard. Sometimes things may have been lost to freezes that winter, sometimes things may be lost to a bad storm and there is always lots of clean up to do. Around these parts we have the oak trees dumping mounds of leaves, the pine trees dumping mounds of green dust and the other trees dropping all kinds of blossoms. (It is an allergy nightmare!) It has been so nice to have time to spend in my yard without having to stop mid-job to get ready for work.

I added another rose bush and replaced one that just wasn't cutting the mustard - and planted some nice dainty white ground cover right out the back door.

I trimmed up the honeysuckle and cleaned out the nasty bed that is under it - with Mexican heather and some nice purple blooming things that I can't remember the name of. Cam got all the large crepe myrtles this year and I got all the smaller ones. (Nolan wasn't able to make it down to help this spring - as he has been busy with the temple and Gr & Gr Chris. This post will either make him want to get down here right away - or put his mind at ease that these things are getting done without his help.)

I have made a serious dent in turning over and weeding the beds that surround the house and some in the back yard. My knees are hurting and I sprained something in my back but they sure do look good!

Still more beds in the front and that is one of my lovely Sweet Olive trees right there at the corner of the house. I also planted some pink flowers and as you can see I am ready for Easter!

The azaleas are almost ready to break out - most years they are out in February but we have had an unusually cool spring this year. I will definitely take more pictures when everything starts blooming! I do love spring! (sneeze, sniff, sniff)