Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The "g's" of summer

That would be "Golfing" and "Gardening". My g's are really winding down for the year. We played golf on Sunday with a high of 48 and 10-15 mile an hour winds. Being dressed for the weather makes it comfortable to be outside but I still haven't found the combination of clothes for the temperature and clothes that you can make a good full golf swing in. I've got my November golf in now and I don't think I'll play again until the temperatures are in the fifties. Unless of course we go out Christmas morning to play 18. Number 18 that is.

So on the the other "g" of summer. Gardening is about finished too. After riding around with the trash can in my Jeep for a month I think my accumulation of leaf top dressing for the new gardens is about complete. I added several new plants from the 75% off sales at the end of the year clearances and I am now finishing my drawings of where these new plants are located. I learned last year that by spring I had forgotten where and what I quickly threw into the ground the previous fall. My American Dream coreopsis came up but I kept pulling it out in the spring because I thought it was grass.  It wasn't until I found a tag from one of the plants that I remembered where I put it and realized my mistake. Also last fall my garden mentor Kathy was in the process of moving and there were rootings of several plants she wanted me to have from her garden. Some of these got put into the ground quickly in a fertile location with the intention of finding a good home in the spring. By summer when they came up I was struggling with identification and so moving never happen.  My learning process of gardening is evolving. I love the perfect gardens in the magazines but I really am enjoying the scattered approach.  A garden changes every year as things grow and mature. It is okay to move things for many reasons. Sunlight changes as trees get bigger, soil conditions are different too. I have a wet area that is always going to be a challenge. I am looking forward next summer to adding some of the zinna color from my neighbor Renee. I have a box of zinna seeds I collected this year to scatter around some of my new gardens next year. It was fun to dry the flowers and save the seeds. A great garden frugalista activity.

Big birthday coming up for Mike this week. He will be 30 on Friday. WOW!

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