1 post tagged “garden”

Well, the days seem to tick by so quickly right now.  The one thing that I wish would hurry up is Spring, although officially begun, we have yet to see the weather benefits.  This has been the strangest weather year.  The summer was extended, which I thought would mean that the winter would be shorter, no such luck.  The winter has lasted just as long, if not longer than the summer.  What does this mean for the rest of the seasons?  Sorry I can't tell you since I am not a meteorologist, or a retired person (haven't you noticed how their entire lives are centred around the weather, weather network and the like?). 

Things I miss about our old house: 

• the bulbs should be coming up by now, there were so many.  Some of them may have even started blooming.  I haven't had the nerve to drive by yet, I don't want to be disappointed at the lack of garden maintenance of the new owners.  Perhaps they are waiting to cut back the roses until the Spring is truly here.
• the established neighbourhood:  mature trees, gardens, unique homes, big houses next to smaller ones and Victorians next to cottages (like ours)
• the park was so close that we were made aware of many of the town's happenings because so much of it happened at the park
• the dog living with us:  the ETA on my dog coming home keeps getting changed on me, it's now back to when we get a fence later this summer (beginning to get fairly annoyed with the whole thing)
• the yard in general:  we have a pretty good start on our yard here, but there is nothing like an established grass and garden beds.

Things that I hope to accomplish here this Summer:

• Creating at least 1 flower bed and planting at least 1 tree or shrub.  We are going to be here a long time and I want to take my time and plant things that I know that I will like and plan it out before I start.  Also, if I go slow at buying trees and shrubs, maybe I will be able to buy late in the season and get a better deal.
• Get out and meet a few more neighbours, much more likely when the weather is warm.
• Have a garage sale at some point.