Saturday, May 23, 2009

What Kind of Chips?

My big project for this week has been the flower beds in front of our house. They were at one time landscaped and although there are still quite a few bushes, there are also lots of bare spaces that the weeds gladly took possession of.

Yesterday I finished weeding and transplanted some hostas from behind the garage. Last night the boys and I went flower shopping. I let them each pick a color of snap dragons and planned the color theme around them - white, yellow, and purple. I bought a variety of flowers, being able to mix and match to fill a flat. I was so anxious to get them in (and anxious to avoid more sunburn on my back) that I planted them all until it was dark.

This morning I put mulch around all the plants in the attempt to not only make it look nicer, but also to avoid some weeds. As I was spreading the mulch, which I had explained to the boys last night were wood chips, Peyton asked, "Can I help with the potato chips?"

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