I had a wonderful Christmas with my family. I apologize for not blogging recently, but I needed a few days to recover from the busyness of the past few days. (Not to mention starting to eat a bit more healthy. I'm trying to summon the strength to throw out the remaining 'sweets' that remain ;-)
So, what have I been doing these past few days?
Buying plants, seeds, planning a new vegetable garden and preparing to renovate part of our front garden.
I purchased two new rose bushes for the back garden. I selected 'Graham Thomas' and 'Prospero' David Austin(r) Roses from Heirloom Roses. They should be here in a few days.
(I love David Austin roses and it can be hard to find them in nurseries, so I usually order them online).
I also purchased vegetable seeds for my spring vegetable garden from Burpee. I ordered sweet corn, cucumbers, bush beans, gourds, pumpkin and sugar snap peas.
I haven't purchased seeds from Burpee before, but my dad used to. As a child, I remember looking at all the different varieties of vegetables and flowers that they had listed in their catalog and I would imagine which ones I would grow someday.
Which brings me to my favorite Christmas/Birthday gift from my husband:
A new vegetable garden (as if my current one isn't enough ;-)
We will be placing it in our side garden, which is quite wide and there is not much growing beside shrubs along the wall and house.
I am planning on the garden being 4 ft. wide and 10 - 15 feet long, maybe...
I'll definitely will keep you updated as it progresses.
In the meantime,
I WISH FOR YOU
A
VERY
HAPPY NEW YEAR
from my garden to yours :-)
7 comments:
I think Graham Thomas is one of the most amazing of the amazing Austin roses.
What wonderful additions to your gardens, and how great that you'll be adding a new vegetable garden too. This is exciting and I look forward to all the pictures and posts you'll be sharing with us all.
May you and your family have a fantastic 2012.
FlowerLady
I can't wait to follow the progress of your new gardens! Please post details! (So many of us are wanting to grow more of our own food.) What a delight it is to read your blog!
HA!HA! My Christmas gift from much beloved?...a Dibber & a new Kneepad...Hmmpf! x
Oh, your new vegetable garden sounds dreamy. How sweet of your husband. And your roses sound like beautiful ones, too, but which Austin roses aren't beautiful? Thanks for the reminder - I need to order seeds!
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year! It has been a busy time, hasn't it?:) I getting ready to plant our cool winter veggies here. Should be fun.
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