Summer is here

Summer temps are starting to hit this week, we had a drop in temps earlier that had us scrambling for the electric blankets again, but now the temps are going back up and we have the overhead fans on. All of the plants that I planted seem to be taking off. Even the squash I transplanted. The seedlings, however, are a different story. They didn't survive the cold snap and/or Grady laying on top of them.

In the garden and yard. We Have, strawberries, marigold, rosemary, roses, soap wort, coleus, purslane, mint, lemon balm, more marigolds, squash, Grapevine, a Lily, snapdragons, dill, butterfly bush, crape Myrtle, crab apples, red buds, maples, mimosa, a willow, and wild berry vines, I probably missed something in there.

Nick made a fire pit for the house and did a good job after figuring out one misstep, he wants to finish it off with a frame of concrete around it to go with the building blocks and pavers. He didn't get to use the fire pit last night because it rained, go figure.

 soap wort, purslane, coleus, roses

 butterfly bush, dill

 crab apple #2

 crab apple #1

 crape myrtle, butterfly bush, snap dragons, lily

 fire pit

 cat nip

 squash, marigolds, grape vine, a bush I haven't a clue the name of

 marigolds

marigolds and strawberries

Productive! Yay! Wait - it never ends

last two days of work - purslane ground cover planted (after some weeding). Runaway soap wort fenced, mulch around newly planted trees and the red bud, more weeding, lawn mowed, weed whacking partly done, replanted a squash, more weeding, Nick began the firepit, spread mulch in the larger garden. Propane purchased for grilling chicken!

This included three trips to Home Depot yesterday. This in addition to the dishes I must do, the chicken I need to cook and floors that need mopped and scrubbed.
That last one probably won't get done today! LOL

 Crab apple #1

 our "dwarf" crape myrtle

 Nick & Jackie starting the fire pit - crab apple #2 in foreground

 problem corner we need to tackle.  Going to put a retaining wall in front of the retaining wall, the decaying wood and spaces will act like a "french drain" and help reduce soil erosion

 adding purslane as ground cover at the problem corner

 our red bud "bush" - it's probably 30' tall

 snap dragons, a surprise lily return and weeds (working on the last ones there)

 soap wort being fenced in!

 soap wort before being fenced

 a nice little fenced plot for soap wort and roses

 fire pit in progress

 more mulch

 mulch begins

 my purslane is happy today

 re-setting pavers and weeding.  Note the marigolds in the tub.  Love ya, Mama

 our grand supervisor - Deacon! Today he almost caught a bird flying over him.  The old man still has it!

Spring is sprung - Summer hits this week, probably

Well, two trips to Home Depot for building stuff for a fire pit, mulch, bathroom stuff, floor vent covers, switch plate covers, ground cover plants, small fencing to coral my soapwort......

and we have another trip planned tomorrow for a larger project. We're nuts. Thankfully Nick is young and strong! An iris is making a comeback this year and our roses have spread. The dwarf crape myrtle is about as tall as the house! photos tomorrow.