Mid-Atlantic Gardening: News (not so) good. Part 2, 1 by billyporter

billyporter wrote:
Chris, I was warned when little, never to eat nightshade, so I don't know if I would have been smart enough not to taste poke berries. I grew up with grapes, rhubarb, cherries and apples, so outdoor grazing was what I did. I still eat my apples a little green. As soon as they taste like an apple in fact :o). Never ever got a belly ache. I wasn't a picky eater, but was skinny as a rail too. Mom used to call me and my sister ''Skinny Minnie!'' Yeah, getting older did me in too. I hope you feel that high for a few more days. Your calmness and upbeat attitude made it easy to stand behind you, but I'm so glad I was here cheering you on. Wow, you went out and just got so much done! The glider sounds like it will be very pretty when it's finished. And a great place to sit and enjoy life!!

It turned a bit cold here today. I went out, looked at my flowers, took pictures and am back to try and catch up on all I missed yesterday. It's almost like doing homework, LOL, but a lot more fun.

Yesterday I made a chocolate and white cake from scratch and DH made frosting. He makes much better frosting than I do, so I give him that job. I bought annuals at Menards. The robin was eating worms out of the area I'm going to make into a butterfly garden. Next year I need to move the rambler rose there and put a permanent bed in it's spot. I picked up deep purple petunias, white alyssum, and red dianthus for it, and gorgeous forget me nots for somewhere shady. I've never had them and it's the first time I've seen them on the shelf. I fell in love!! Then I got large pansies, small violas and red snapdragons. Some of those I could have started myself, but they were there and they looked good and I just couldn't stop myself. I did keep my promise to myself not to buy perennials. Giggle!

Thanks so much for the birthday thread.

I'm having family here for pizza, cake and ice cream, then we'll keep the boys overnight andf take them back tomorrow. I don't get anything done when they are here, so we have to cut it down to one night. I can't wait to put the tent up (in the yard) and sleep out with them.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Sally

This is the bed for the butterflies. I loved that birdbath. It had goldfish in the bottom. Somehow it had a lump and the tiles started fpopping out. I was so upset. It still holds water, so I use it on the ground now.