Flowers and Other Stuff

I have had a couple of really bad days this week.  My blood pressure has been really high and I have been having dizzy spells.  However, finally – today is sunny and warm.  A little breezy, but that’s okay.  After all the rain we had, I am ready for this. I am starting to feel better.  In fact, my blood pressure was almost normal this morning.

If all goes well, I will plant the flowers today that I bought at Lowe’s last week.  I checked my golden raintree and it has leaves – small ones, but leaves!!!!  As for the redbud, I saw buds!!!!  I was really worried about both of them.

Just returned from checking the trees in the fruit orchard.  All the trees look healthy.  Some have flowers.  Not sure we will get any fruit this year, but we are hoping.  Two of the lemon trees look like they have a couple of lemons starting.  We shall see.  I also checked the new pecan trees.  A couple of them look like they are starting to get buds.  Need to keep watching them.

 

I am really happy with my snowball bush this year.  The flowers are beautiful!  I bought this because I can remember my grandmother Althoefer had one in her yard and I loved it.  It was huge.  I am hoping this one does just as well. 

The rhododendron is in bloom and looking pretty.

The iris in the round container have a lot of buds.

Both hydrangeas are doing well.  The one has several flower buds on it.  I am just happy that the other one survived.  Kevin had dug it up when he built the steps and it sat on a piece of plastic for quite a while.  It sure looked sad when he finally planted it. 

The purple martins are really busy this morning.  I assume they are feeding their babies since they are flying to and from the house.  I also have some nesting in the new house (gourds).  They are doing the same there.

I didn’t get the planting done yesterday.  Just didn’t feel up to it.  Instead I watched the NASCAR race – Yea Edwards!  He is one of my favorites.  After the race I went to Kevin and Renea’s for supper.  Renea fixed a pork loin with apple dressing – yummy!  She also fixed a butternut cheese cake.  Even yummier!

 

Today is a beautiful day.  So far I have fed the birds and put the mail in the mailbox.  Plan to get some outside work accomplished.

The new plants have been planted in the new containers.  I thought I had enough to fill all three of them, but it looks like I need to buy a few “fillers.”  What I do have looks really pretty.  I am definitely making progress in my front yard.

This planter was purchased as is and I am not going to do anything to it.  I have it on one of my tables on my deck.

This rectangular planter has Golden Sphere Coreopsis in the center with Rose Dianthus on either side.  I don’t think I need anything else in here either.  I am hoping to split these at some point and put them around my birdbath.

This rectangular planter has Golden Sphere Coreopsis in the center with Pentas on either side.

This rectangular planter has three Archangel Angelonia; one pink, one lilac and one white.  These are annuals. 

This planter is filled with Verbena.  I will probably put these in a larger pot.

I also cleaned the birdbath in the front yard and watered both new trees.  I did that after I cut two sections of grass.  I made a lot of progress today.  Now it is time for a break.


Tonight is DWTS.  It is switchup night.  Will be interesting to see how this goes.  Okay, so I watched DWTS.  I think the judges are nuts.  I never seem to agree with them.  The show was okay.  I will be glad when they get back to their regular show.  I also think Nyles got screwed.  In my opinion he deserved all 10s.  I think he is amazing.  There were a few other that I thought should have gotten better scores.  Oh well, since I am not in charge......  We will see what happens next week.