The daffodil bulbs that I planted along about January did manage to grow and bloom, and quite nicely, I admit.
But I have to tell you that, after the exercise I put Hugh through this weekend, he actually was GLAD to be leaving here to go back to Woodbridge! We planted this arborvitae, Cleveland Pear, an azalea, and a Heavenly bamboo here in our true rock garden by the garage. It looks so lovely that, except for the fact that we can hardly move, we have forgotten about all the pick-axing and shoveling, and lugging topsoil, and spreading mulch, that we had to do.
And we put another arborvitae in front of the house, hoping that in a few years it will hide the mechanical features of the house!
Then, we put in the frame and did the best we could to build some nice soil for our vegetable garden! This project will eventually require a fence to keep the animals from consuming the results of our labors. But we hope to have fresh tomatoes this summer, and maybe some squash and peppers. The most amazing thing is that Hugh and are still speaking to each other after working together on a project all weekend. (I do wish I had had the camera nearby when he backed down a slope with a wheelbarrow full of dirt and rocks from a hole we had dug, and ran into the tree we were going to plant there, and ended up sprawled in a heap. Luckily, the tree we were about to plant broke his fall, or he might have rolled right on down the side of the mountain).
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