Today, I've been trying to get some of our patio furniture(glass coffee table and glass top tea cart)bought back into the house. Lifted my 12 in. brick, round stepping stones up from the flowerbeds, put the hose on jet spray and hosed all the dirt off the bottom, turned them over and did the same. Stood them on edge to dry for a few hours, stacked them inside the garage for the winter with a piece of plastic in between each stepping stone. I am doing this because last year, they were brick brown/red and when Mr. B put down the mulch, he covered them up and I didn't realize it until Spring came and when the daffs and tulips started to bloom, I realized I was missing some in certain areas..It was then that I realized the stepping stones were under the mulch and on top of some of my tulips and daffs. Duh! Lifted them off and poor little bulb were squahed and their sems were without green color..So this Spring, I came up with this idea of painting all those brick round stepping stones a bright Sunflower yellow. It not only added color to the garage bed but I decided that they wouldn't get covred up by mistake again this year..I think I read that one of those stepping stones weights 17 lbs. each, does that sound possible? I put a piece of plastic between each one to make it eary for me to lift them come Spring time when I got to put them back out again. Put the clay strawberry pots inside the garage, most of my other pots, I've been buying the fiberglass or retsin ones that look like stone urns, so I'm not worried about them.
Tomorrow weather permitting, we will put the furniture covers on the 2 chairs and sofa..which is wrought iron..one of Martha Stewart's collections. I have been looking all summer for a wrought iron bakers rack that I could use for plants and other displays for outside..We do not leave our patio furniture cushions out in the weather and taking them in/out is a pain but they will last a long time. If I could see this wrought iron furniture, I would because it takes up a lot of room and we don't use it like we thought we would. Got a great buy on it at K-Mart one year and couldn't resist it. Maybe in the Spring, I'll post a picture of it and try to sell it. It's a beautiful set but needs to be on a covered porch or enclosed area.
I'm still putting some things away from the plant swap. Been down sick all this week and only begun to feel better a few days ago and do a little bit each day. Looking around to make sure no plant ID stakes aren't missing. Mr. B and Cathy will probably come by tomorrow and do my mulching and prunning tasks. The original owners of this house planted a forsythia bush in front of the A/C unit, I guess to hide it but I feel it is not a good place for it, so I'm having Mr. B to dig it up for me. I cut all the foilaige and stems down to make it easier for them..I'lll plant some other plants in its place.
We rec'd 3 in. plus rainfall on Tuesday and I see there is some more in the gauge sine I poured it all out yesterday morning. Must have rained during the night and I didn't hear it. Will let Mr. B plant my last two plant swap daylilies for me.
Now it's to finishe dragging out the Fall/winter clothing and packing the summer clothes away. That's a task I always dread..I don't liike to see Winter come at any time. Have you noticed all the beautiful fall colors showing on the trees?
Gita, doesn't look like any of your plants are ready for the Fall or Winter with such pretty blooms. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Love that mum color. My bronze ones are starting to bloom and look so pretty. Some gardener and I can't remember who it is now posted that they cut their Mums back several times a summer, When they reach 12 in. he cuts them back to 6 in. and does that until a certain month(July?)then they bush out nicer for him. Got to remember that next year. Have only purchased 2 yellow mums this summer so hopefully I'll be able to take some more cuttings from them in the Spring.
Have a great weekend! Onward to more Fall chores.
