Today was a good day. It was gorgeous and we kicked b*tt in the garden. Knowing that it is supposed to start raining again tomorrow, we wanted to get as much done today as possible. To start with, I planted 102 tulips and a super sak® of blue grape hyacinths from Brecks. I have a lot of details with pictures I will share later – including a, not so little, spider episode. There were many critters “helping” all day. While I was planting deluxe perennial tulips (which mostly means they are huge and have to be planted 9″ deep), Ken was filling a bed with our most recent purchases. It is a nice fall planting.

garden bed between the house, studio and driveway

I plan to make some sort of list of all the plants included – I can never remember their names. We did our homework, but one never knows what will happen with just the right light (or wrong light) and just the right nutrients (or wrong ones). The dogs can walk up the pathways on either side of this bed, so we are kind of worried they might want to dig in this bed. WE were digging so it makes sense. Hence, the fence! Ken calls it the tension fence. He wove these stakes together and by pushing them against each other, they are supposed to stay tight and keep the dogs out. Right. I hollered at Hugo that afternoon when I caught him digging up a few of the winter pansies. Big dog prints all through the garden. Helpful critter? I think not.

escallonia blossom

tension fence

The rest of our day was consumed with digging, moving and placing more plants. That evening, as we sat on the deck, we could really see the changes we made. Of course we came up with more ideas for future gorgeous days.