Christmas with its razzle-dazzle of colored lights, music, family gatherings, and gift-giving has ended for another year, and spring is in the air. Ray and I actually saw robins four days ago on January 19 while walking in the park. They’re just passing through, but how I appreciate their taking the time to vacation a bit here in Central Texas! A robin’s song brings about a certain nostalgia for my roots in northern Illinois. And, when we returned home, I was lucky enough to hear that beautiful song from some distant woods across the street. How lovely it was!
Time to clean out gardens and add sand, manure, and mulch to the soil. The days are getting longer which means I can enjoy being outside that much more. I was able to do the above in our four landscaped timbered “gardens” facing the street on the next lot. There, I have planted a Dynamite Red crepe myrtle, two rosemary bushes and a purple lantana in each enclosure.
Then, several crepe myrtles, sage bushes, grow in front of the house with two Italian Cypress flanking the driveway. On each side of the house, I planted two Nellie Stephens hollies with Burford hollies extending across the front of the house. In between nestle several lantanas. I’ve already fertilized most of them in front and in back, so they’ll all welcome the good “food” as the rain we’re expected to receive in the next two days soaks the nutrients into their soil.
Ray is in the process of mulching the entire back yard in which I’ve planted many crepe myrtles and other shrubs. We still have to construct the patio and after that he has a huge project planned, the cedar fence around the perimeter of our property.
He has completed unpacking and getting his workshop all set up. I’ve even got a corner and table for my own doodlings! With all the windows in there, we’ll always have plenty of light for our work.
That’s all the news for now! Take care of yourselves!
Patricia
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