[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Maru

Yesterday put together a planter/garden box for child to start her flower garden. Have other seeds to add but hub took her to go pick a few to bring home so she has something pretty to look at and water. Just waiting for the liner to come so I can tack it in, create drainage and then add in the dirt. Very happy I was finally able to get this knocked out because this is supposed to be the beginning of a few learning/gardening projects.

Today I pulled it out and I'm going around looking for things that might fly away because we're supposed to have bad gusts. Vanilla our chi/beagle/weiner dog(?) mix is hanging out in the photo:





My lawn bug rubbed off onto a neighbor Last year the son was trying to edge his yard manually which I gave him tools to finish. (He's actually quite skilled at carpentry). Anyway I think now he's gotten the idea to get the proper tools and now has a blower, edger, etc. My neighbor across is a landscaper/lawncare specialist, the neighbor on the other side of us runs a small lawncare business out of his backyard (he sells by the road) so he helped us with planting our new tree for the front. My daughter likes to watch while he loads up all the flowers. Anyway, we're expanding our influence whereever we can it seems like some kind of crazy plant virus... our HOA is not involved at all which is amusing.

Your doggie is very cute

[Alf]

What garden?

I live in the working class streets where diversity is our strength. An English country garden is racist where we live.

A back yard is the best we've got.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Maru

Yesterday put together a planter/garden box for child to start her flower garden. Have other seeds to add but hub took her to go pick a few to bring home so she has something pretty to look at and water. Just waiting for the liner to come so I can tack it in, create drainage and then add in the dirt. Very happy I was finally able to get this knocked out because this is supposed to be the beginning of a few learning/gardening projects.

Today I pulled it out and I'm going around looking for things that might fly away because we're supposed to have bad gusts. Vanilla our chi/beagle/weiner dog(?) mix is hanging out in the photo:





My lawn bug rubbed off onto a neighbor Last year the son was trying to edge his yard manually which I gave him tools to finish. (He's actually quite skilled at carpentry). Anyway I think now he's gotten the idea to get the proper tools and now has a blower, edger, etc. My neighbor across is a landscaper/lawncare specialist, the neighbor on the other side of us runs a small lawncare business out of his backyard (he sells by the road) so he helped us with planting our new tree for the front. My daughter likes to watch while he loads up all the flowers. Anyway, we're expanding our influence whereever we can it seems like some kind of crazy plant virus... our HOA is not involved at all which is amusing.

…first her sleeping bed then her garden bed……you put it all together, Maru…you seem like a really excellent crafty family all around, you say that your son has a great skill at carpentry…will you and Miss Maru paint her flower planter…?…I’m sure that she’s going to love planting and nurturing through the season and Vanilla the dog is adorable……great name…

[Maru]

We just got another cold spell. One type of grass in my front lawn is trying to wake up, but this won't help lol. So I just mowed the Bahia that is properly growing because I got tired of waiting and trimmed up everything nicely so that's been a delight. Because we really only have warm grasses, some need higher soil temps to wake up which I guess is the case for that Bermuda. We hit 85 (29C) yesterday but today is a high of 55 (12c) which is really annoying... the wind overnight blew away all the petals of all but one flower from a new bush that was given to me for future planting, but I figure it'll grow back as there's still empty buds.

Originally Posted by Cherie

Your doggie is very cute

Thanks. He is 12, maybe 13yo. I have him wrapped up in my lap getting toasty because he was just outside.

Originally Posted by Ammi

…first her sleeping bed then her garden bed……you put it all together, Maru…you seem like a really excellent crafty family all around, you say that your son has a great skill at carpentry…will you and Miss Maru paint her flower planter…?…I’m sure that she’s going to love planting and nurturing through the season and Vanilla the dog is adorable……great name…

The son is my neighbor's child. Though I would certainly not mind a second child...

He and his dad have built a shed and recently he updated the windows in the front of their house. Something I'm not sure I'm brave enough to do but may practice on the bathroom window. The most I might do is update the fascia before we get a new roof put in. He may be in his 20s by now. These skills are important to have especially in an era of lack of affordability, it helps to be able to keep things going on your own without hiring someone.

The bed has been amazing She's doing tons of stretchies across it and using the trim to do other creative laying/flopping(?) over the bed (which is fine). She has a few bruises on her legs from running and jumping into the bed lol. Has made reading time much easier, but because it's so comfortable I have trouble getting up sometimes...

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yesterday (in the rain) i pruned a large 20 foot Holly tree with my secateurs and my foldable saw, it took 1.5 hours or so and i had to go up a ladder

I will be doing the same work on my Rowan tree before it buds up totally!

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Maru

We just got another cold spell. One type of grass in my front lawn is trying to wake up, but this won't help lol. So I just mowed the Bahia that is properly growing because I got tired of waiting and trimmed up everything nicely so that's been a delight. Because we really only have warm grasses, some need higher soil temps to wake up which I guess is the case for that Bermuda. We hit 85 (29C) yesterday but today is a high of 55 (12c) which is really annoying... the wind overnight blew away all the petals of all but one flower from a new bush that was given to me for future planting, but I figure it'll grow back as there's still empty buds.



Thanks. He is 12, maybe 13yo. I have him wrapped up in my lap getting toasty because he was just outside.



The son is my neighbor's child. Though I would certainly not mind a second child...

He and his dad have built a shed and recently he updated the windows in the front of their house. Something I'm not sure I'm brave enough to do but may practice on the bathroom window. The most I might do is update the fascia before we get a new roof put in. He may be in his 20s by now. These skills are important to have especially in an era of lack of affordability, it helps to be able to keep things going on your own without hiring someone.

[/b]The bed has been amazing She's doing tons of stretchies across it and using the trim to do other creative laying/flopping(?) over the bed (which is fine). She has a few bruises on her legs from running and jumping into the bed lol. Has made reading time much easier, but because it's so comfortable I have trouble getting up sometimes...[/b]

…..ahhhhhhh truly gorgeous……obviously a bruise free Miss Maru would be the best and most preferable but those will fade…the comfortable space for sleep but also her chill out space for many, many years to come…?…well that’s more everlasting and fade-proof, isn’t it…great job, Maru…..I always love hearing about all of your projects, you’re such a creator…in terms of the bed, an actual dream-maker……