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mom's yahrzeit
May. 1st, 2003 05:27 pmIn what is becoming a tradition, I took today (the anniversary of my mother's death, in the Hebrew calendar) off to work in the garden as a tribute to my mom, and one of her very favorite activities. I mostly puttered, but still got a lot done:
== planted perennial sweet peas (plants, seedlings, and a few seeds) around the grape arbor
== fertilized the Rose of Sharon
== moved mini roses that were right by the street back slightly, so they are less likely to get crushed, and built a small retaining wall to hold the dirt in their new location (mini roses are mostly from Detroit, but at least one is from our wedding)
== pruned and fertilized the roses
== planted 48 lobelias
== scattered seed in various places
== planted a lamium
== planted out some sunflower seedlings
== did various tidying
This all took about 4 hours, working semi-consistently (my therapist thinks I might have ADD.... huh???)
There is still a lot left to do, but I am going to wait until Monday afternoon.
BTW -- if anyone out there would like a hosta plant (very nice perennial, tropical-looking greenery for semi-shaded locations; flowers are small and pinkish; almost impossible to kill), please let me know because I have 4 to give away. I have forsythia, too, if anyone wants something that will eventually be a big, obnoxious, but care-free bush. It's the stuff with the bright yellow flowers that is blooming right now.
P.S. As it turns out, my mom and my great uncle Loren (on my dad's side) will share the same Yahrzeit. He died last night at the age of 89, after nearly 2 years of congestive heart failure. I'll miss him some, but it was definitely his time.
== planted perennial sweet peas (plants, seedlings, and a few seeds) around the grape arbor
== fertilized the Rose of Sharon
== moved mini roses that were right by the street back slightly, so they are less likely to get crushed, and built a small retaining wall to hold the dirt in their new location (mini roses are mostly from Detroit, but at least one is from our wedding)
== pruned and fertilized the roses
== planted 48 lobelias
== scattered seed in various places
== planted a lamium
== planted out some sunflower seedlings
== did various tidying
This all took about 4 hours, working semi-consistently (my therapist thinks I might have ADD.... huh???)
There is still a lot left to do, but I am going to wait until Monday afternoon.
BTW -- if anyone out there would like a hosta plant (very nice perennial, tropical-looking greenery for semi-shaded locations; flowers are small and pinkish; almost impossible to kill), please let me know because I have 4 to give away. I have forsythia, too, if anyone wants something that will eventually be a big, obnoxious, but care-free bush. It's the stuff with the bright yellow flowers that is blooming right now.
P.S. As it turns out, my mom and my great uncle Loren (on my dad's side) will share the same Yahrzeit. He died last night at the age of 89, after nearly 2 years of congestive heart failure. I'll miss him some, but it was definitely his time.
