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  1. OK…. that picture of Charlie with his ears perked up and showing his alertness is simply the most sweet picture. You’ve captured his personality perfectly! I think he likes sharing his new hair cut. The yellow pillow by Ivy allows us to see just how beautiful she is. Is that a favorite spot for her to sit. She’s got her eye on something, that’s for sure. I wonder with your potted trees, have you thought about adding some of those crystal to the soil, the one’s that hold in water? Maybe that would help them survive the heat better? Buying plants in baskets you definitely get more bang for your buck. My sister has a large brick/cement planter and she fills it with about 5-7 baskets every year. It’s a LARGE area but the baskets fill it out nicely. I’m happy to see your able to get outside after such a long winter.

  2. Everything looks so beautiful already! I have yet to get to the garden store for my plants, if I am honest I am just not feeling like doing anything this year. I think all of this past year and some months is starting to get to me, today I decided I hate everything in the house and want to get rid of it all. It is a little strange. Oh well, tomorrow is another day. Thank you for the cute photos of Charlie and Ivy they always cheer me up.

  3. I have planted some ranunculus and dahlias inside. Our growing season is so short that my dahlias are full of buds when the frost gets them.Decided to try giving them a head start.No greenhouses up yet here, but I have seen the hoops they use stacked and ready at some stores.

  4. Have you thought what you will do for shade for your patio area this year? Last year you felt there was just too much sun beating down. You always have a good plan.
    The babies look so cute.

  5. Ivy and Charlie look so cute! Charlie looks especially cute with his new haircut!
    That was good bargin shopping to buy the petunias in the hanging basket. Saved yourself a lot of money. My daughter and I do that all the time!

  6. Here in Wisconsin, most don’t plant flower pots until June 1st. I’ll put in seeds tho, earlier, like the zinnas. I like them for cut flowers, in the fall, and they sprout more flowers, when you cut some off. Last year only one hollyhock came up?? out of a full pack of them. They had been planted a year before. I hope a few more will come up, they remind me of my Mother, she planted a row on the east side of the house, when I was girl, and I made dolls from upside down flowers. My hostas always fill in each season, and the Lily of the Valley are hardy too, planted below a lilac bush. A pink Bleeding Heart, has even spread to another area in the fountain garden, which is filled with more hostas, ferns, and purple and yellow lilies. Five large 2’h X 15″w, pots, three on one side of our mobile home and two on the other side, are filled with red geraniums with a tall spike, don’t remember it’s name, and a green asparagus fern or ivy, to hang over the edges. Like you, I had purple petunias in pots on the steps last year, and will do that again this year. Jeff (husband) will plant tomatoes and peppers, and chives in a raised bed, behind the garden shed, only a small area, but enough room, for 4 tomato, and 1 pepper plant. The Chives are still there from last year. Well, guess that is it, I think I got carried away writing here, I too am anxious and can’t WAIT…(grin)

  7. Charlie looks so spiffy with his new trimmed and shiny coat! Those ears get to me every time, LOL! I have hardy sedums, day lilies, lambs’ ears and columbines popping up and an unknown flower that has purple flowers on it that showed up a few years ago out of nowhere between two hostas under the tall arborvitaes hiding the big telephone pole in one far corner of my backyard. Looks like the rabbits already were at it, unfortunately. They NEVER eat the day lilies, hostas or lambs’ ears. I’d say we’re probably 3 weeks (at least) behind your climate temperature-wise. Not sure if this is what you’re looking for in a golden yellow zinnia, but I did a quick Google search and found this GMO seed seller – these look gorgeous and get quite tall, are hardy, and the blooms are 3-4 inches wide:
    https://www.highmowingseeds.com/organic-non-gmo-golden-yellow-zinnia.html
    $4.99 for one potted petunia plant? That’s outrageous. I have learned the efficacy of buying a hanging planter full of the plants I want and then transplanting them. This year – the first time since the pandemic hit in 2020, I will be going flower shopping with a friend near the end of May when it is REALLY safe to be frost free where I live in SE Wisconsin. I am so looking forward to it. I always buy at least one tomato plant, there is nothing like the taste of a home-grown GMO heirloom variety tomato! I’d been buying potted plants for the planters on my front porch at the Pick ‘n Save that I walk to for my groceries but they’re expensive! I may just buy a couple hanging planters of red geraniums to plop inside the planters this year. It saves time and money. We’ve had rain the last 3 days and some expected for the next 2 days, so I haven’t been able to get out and continue to clean up the garden beds. They get loaded with fallen leaves every year. I do leave quite a few behind to continue to decay into the soil, but this year the flower beds in the backyard need a really good rake out, a major undertaking. I get my second vaccination on 3/29 and then will make an appointment for a haircut in 2 weeks, woo woo!

  8. Everything looks beautiful inside and out! I agree with the cuke and tomato issues. I have cut back and now eliminated them. I will be growing herbs and flowers again this year. Planted seeds with my grandsons last week! Glad you were able to visit the plant nursery! Ivy is adorable and Charlie looks very dapper this morning! Enjoy your weekend.

  9. What a good picture of your puppy! His ears are standing up so nicely and he looks so perky!

  10. Yesterday the temperature here was 81 degrees and blossoms on flowering trees and shrubs in my yard
    Popped out to full bloom. So pretty and a welcome site after a long, wet dreary winter! Still have some cleanup work to do outside before bringing in flowers, but now I have the motivation to get moving on it.
    Since I have not had any Covid vaccines yet, I plan on going to the nursery during the week at off times to keep my exposure to others at a minimum. I can’t wait! Your flower selections are pretty. I can’t say I recall seeing lemon verbena around here though and will have to look for it. I love anything lemon…food or scents. Enjoy your weekend and hug those gorgeous furbabies!

  11. Brenda, I can send you more. Just email me your address. I have it growing in several pots and it is really starting to come in. It’s still
    Getting pretty chilly here in the evening. Your nursery run was a success!

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