Dorothy, I have several types of bulbs that need planting. One friend gave me cannas and some liriope (an ornamental grass) and another gave me some schoolhouse lilies, and yet another has two types of crinum lily bulbs for me to pick up. And my daughter rescued some tulips dug up at her museum - the flowers were still lovely (so why dig them now?) and she's saving the bulbs for me. They'll go in the ground and come up next spring.

My goal is to put in beds that are easy to mow around, easy to weed, and so attractive that they stay in place for a long long time; these are new beds because the ones around the house foundation are in harm's way if I have the foundation worked on. I'm planning to make it mostly mulch or let the lawn grow there. (If have the foundation fixed I'll probably have to put in a sprinkler system to maintain it.) My xmas cactus blooms on and off during the winter months, and I was surprised this week to see that the poinsettia from 2021 that is still in a pot in the window has put out red flower/leaves. Not in time for the holidays, but no matter! I've never had one put out the red again after it was pushed and sold in a store. Nice! (These are actually bracts, not flowers.)

Today is supposed to warm up, but not so far, and it's a heavy overcast. So much of that this year! The next couple of days should be around 80 - very nice for getting out in the yard.