Thanks for the link re: lollygag, maeve. You're right. Very funny!


Well, I haven't lollygagged as much I thought I would. At least so far.

Dug up those little ferns that I think are probably Ebony Spleenwort and potted them up. They were right against the house in heavy clay of a very shallow depth before I encountered fill, and have very small root systems. I figure a season being pampered in a pot on the carport where they will be cossetted will be a good idea.

Also pulled spinach and lettuce out of pots, and potted up some more basil, caladiums and impatiens that I bought this morning on my way back from dropping my son off for his 10 day field trip. (grrrr....neither of us bothered to recheck the time we needed to be at the school. We could have slept until 6:30. Instead, we were up at 5:00. No one should be up at 5:00 am on the Sunday of a three day weekend.) I'm particularly proud of the arrangement in one big, square pot. "White Christmas" Caladium, a small, variegated hosta for which I have already forgotten the name, and white impatiens.

I'm using the carport as a covered patio. A low brick wall runs the length of it, facing north. Looking for Dragon Wing begonias to set on it, without any luck. The great nursery and garden art store where I used to buy them, and that was just down the road for years went out of business 2 years ago. Now, the good nurseries are all at least 1 1/2 hours away. It seems the the big box stores here don't carry them.

I have what appears to be a dwarf mulberry growing on the northeast corner of the property. I'm hoping to be able to prune it so that it doesn't block what sun I get. The berries are ripening now, and it is drawing all kinds of birds. I hope not to have to cut it down for the sake of the sun.