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  1. I’m really excited that you’re doing this series. I’m following along closely so I can help my mom set up a container garden on her patio. She’s 87 and really misses her yard and garden.

    V.

  2. I, too, have too much yard (lawn) to keep looking good. I do have someone who mows it, though. Still, I have quite a few flower beds and really can’t keep up with the weeding either. Sometimes I think I will just do as my grandfather used to threaten: Cover it with cement and paint it green!
    He was not fond of lawn mowing! I’ll probably eliminate one or two beds this coming summer and see if it is a relief or not.

    Your list of Spring preparation is great, Brenda. I think it will help me stay more organized this coming Spring and Summer. Thanks!

  3. I can’t wait to start decorating my porch and patio with plants! I would love to have a water feature on our patio, but unfortunately we don’t have an outlet there. The nearest one is at the front of our house and the patio is on the side of the house near the back, so too far to even run an extension cord.

  4. For some odd reason I have not been getting your emails. Checked my junk folder and they aren’t there. Should I resubscribe?

  5. I’m itching for the season to begin here. We’re not close yet, looks like I may have to wait until the end of April to do serious clean-up (raking out flower beds, removing dead flower stems that over-wintered, etc.). I purchased a solar-powered 2 tier fountain last season, but did not get around to putting it together. I will be doing that soon, the only question is where to station it so I get the best views. My birdbaths are always like Grand Central Station in NYC here, LOL! I love watching 10 sparrows at a time all taking a bath, the yellow finches, the cardinals, jays, robins (lots of robins), and the squirrels. I’ve never seen a squirrel take a bath like a bird does, but they do hop on on the rim of the heavy concrete bird bath to get drinks, so I make sure there is always water, even in the winter. They are very smart. I have several nests around my yard and in the immediate area. Even in way below zero temperatures I will take water outside (I do not keep a heat source in a birdbath to keep it from freezing) in the mornings; they watch from their perches and I’m not even back inside the house when one is already there drinking away, with another chirping and pacing nearby, waiting impatiently to have his (or her) turn. My furry friends are a never-ending source of amusement.

    1. I used to have the prettiest cobalt blue bird bath until a squirrel knocked the top off and it broke.

  6. I’m not a big gardener, but I do enjoy sitting the garden! Soon…I hope!!

  7. Your patio garden is so pretty. You do a fabulous job with your space.

  8. I love gardening, sewing, planting and watching things grow. What I hate is having to mow a lawn. I love the look but not the work it takes to keep it looking green and weed free. and then there is keeping it watered, I resent the amount of water I have to use. I had a lovely pond at my last house but it took a lot of work to keep the water clear and looking good. It was overshadowed somewhat by a large weeping tree so every autumn we had to cover the pond with netting to catch all the leaves from going into the pond.

  9. Let me just say, I’m jealous. My husband and I spent all weekend working in our yard, him trimming hedges and me pulling weeds (we get frost but not a hard freeze, so everything grows like … weeds during winter, especially the weeds). Monday morning we were so sore we could barely move. I would love nothing more than a small patio or balcony and not have to spend weekend after weekend just trying to keep the place from going wild. And we don’t have a big yard.
    For people who love gardening it’s great. But it is really not my thing. Give me a few containers and more time to hike or bike.

    1. I’d much rather have my patio than have to deal with a yard.

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