24/04/2025
It feels so good to be back in my Garden!! It took all of last week to get the front Rose beds back in order, with all the blocks planted in tiny Alyssum and Lobelia, and there are still plenty of things to do. The Lily of the Valleys spread into the walkways, but they are starting to bloom, so I'll let them do that, and then dig them up and replant them where they can't wreak havoc, at least not for awhile. This week so far I've pruned the Gazebo roses, and that one crazy Rose, spent time meditating and doing Qigong in the gazebo, pruned the lilac bush, and harvested lots of Nettles (with plenty more, if anyone wants some.) Nettles and Roses are my 2 primary plant allies, and it occurred to me that they are both evil... Nettles with her sting, which I barely notice, and Roses with their thorns, always reaching out and clawing me.