I'm seeing on the weather forcasts that by this time next week lows will be in the 50s and highs will be in the low 80s. I'm a little bit excited.
I took Kellen for his first dental appointment today. Things went pretty well, though he wasn't too excited about getting x-rayed and I think they gave up after one. He did get his teeth polished and the dentist said everything looks good.
I've been working a lot on our front landscaping lately, moving plants and adding some. I moved the artemisia and put ferns in their place (yes, I know these are not the same kind of plant, but that is why the artemisia needed to not be there). I've added a couple of southern wax myrtles to either side of Bonnie's window and a loropedelum (sp?), just to see how it would do. I've transferred one of the lantana to a new spot to see how it does there, and added 2 cigar plants to either side of the sidewalk. I'd like to add more of those but the nursery is out of stock until the spring. I've ordered daffodil bulbs and they're coming in late October/early November. Either side of the sidewalk is still a problem. I'll probably plant some annuals there during the winter and reevaluate next spring. I definitely stay busy weeding and watering. Oh, and we have 2 new trees, a live oak and a purple autumn ash.
This is homecoming week at the high school, and Josh is up for Faculty Homecoming King, which is a fundraiser for UNICEF. Go Bayside, beat Valley!
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oooh ooooh, post pics of the yard - I wanna see all your beautiful work! I heard about the temp drop for next week today, too. Funny how "80 degrees" sounds cool! Ginny
LOL (Bayside...who's mascot, so appropriately was the Tiger, as I recall). I agree with Virginia...I'd love to see pics of the yard!
I'm thinking daffodils also this fall. They are easy, hardy and I think come back year after year...my kind of plant. We are hoping to do some big time planting in the spring...wish us luck..can't wait to see pics.
I feel that you are giving your readers too much credit with the comment in parentheses about the artemisia and fern. My first thought was definitely not, "Those are two completely different plants!" Anyway, from the person on here who has no landscaping/gardening experience, I say good job, and keep up the good work. This is also in response to the pictures in the next post.
I love daffodils (of course if you live in the snowy climes, you'd love something that is the first bloomer in the spring!). It may be a little warm down here for a really good, long, bloom (why do we all feel so conscious about our grammar and punctuation when we're writing something that Lesley might read? I guess it's the spectre of our old English teachers and their red pencils). Anyway, I'll be over to see the daffodils/jonquils. It'll be fun.
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