I just finished cleaning up the front garden. Mini-garden, I should say. It was grubby-looking for the past 3 months, what with the dead stems of dahlia, mums and gladiola greeting everyone who will enter our house through the front door.
Finally, today, because there's no reason for me to do extra time this Sunday, I decided to face the "challenge". It was 7 degrees when I started at about 12 noon, mentally estimating that I'll be done in an hour's time. I did finish removing the remnants of last summer's foliage as per my allocated time.
There were also some surprises for me when I was cutting here and there. The hyacinths and daffodils are starting to peek. Since I was already outside and other household chores can wait, I thought I can already turn the soil. Spring prep. Not to mention, I don't want the complex landscaper to do the said job for they might ruin (for the nth time), the budding plants.
So there I went... turn...turn... turn. Not just the base of the plants but the entire plot. Whew!!!! Had to rest for a bit as my back was asking me to stop already.
Then I remembered that the tulip bulbs I bought to plant were all still in their original plastic bags. Down I went to the garage to get them. I might be too late in planting them but I will take the chance, rather than the bulbs to just rot, and hoping since the varieties I got were all late spring bloomers.
I finished at about 4pm -- was a good 4 hours I spent outside. I was happy that the weather cooperated. Nary a drizzle but it got cloudy at about 3. My back was complaining but I don't mind. At least, I've done my spring prep already. Nothing to worry in March but to plant some annuals and wait for the daffodils and the violet and pink hues of the hyacinths.
Finally, today, because there's no reason for me to do extra time this Sunday, I decided to face the "challenge". It was 7 degrees when I started at about 12 noon, mentally estimating that I'll be done in an hour's time. I did finish removing the remnants of last summer's foliage as per my allocated time.
There were also some surprises for me when I was cutting here and there. The hyacinths and daffodils are starting to peek. Since I was already outside and other household chores can wait, I thought I can already turn the soil. Spring prep. Not to mention, I don't want the complex landscaper to do the said job for they might ruin (for the nth time), the budding plants.
So there I went... turn...turn... turn. Not just the base of the plants but the entire plot. Whew!!!! Had to rest for a bit as my back was asking me to stop already.
Then I remembered that the tulip bulbs I bought to plant were all still in their original plastic bags. Down I went to the garage to get them. I might be too late in planting them but I will take the chance, rather than the bulbs to just rot, and hoping since the varieties I got were all late spring bloomers.
I finished at about 4pm -- was a good 4 hours I spent outside. I was happy that the weather cooperated. Nary a drizzle but it got cloudy at about 3. My back was complaining but I don't mind. At least, I've done my spring prep already. Nothing to worry in March but to plant some annuals and wait for the daffodils and the violet and pink hues of the hyacinths.
