It's Friday!

[manyra]

& tomorrow is a full moon, a flower moon  - simply named because of the many flowers in bloom this time of year. And let me tell you they are a blooming. Anemones, Violas, Bacopa 

Anyways.....

Yesterday was a fabulous hard working day - Jumping back and forth between the computer and outside. I'm partly though reformating an excel file that contains all the titles for my company - something like 17,000.  The list was originally on word and no one in head office could figure out how to get into excel in a usable format - not even the IT guys. Well I did it. Macros are my friend.  

However, it's pretty damn nice outside and the garden is calling. There were thousands of dandelions when I got home from Toronto (can't turn your back on them a bit the dirtly little buggers....) so I plucked and sprayed with vinagar throughout the morning yesterday.  By the afternoon, the main parts of the lawn were under control. A quick zip with a weed wacker to trim the edges and I was pretty pleased with the park like appearance.

It was then time to put plants into the ground. Planted the Clematis, a climbing rose, a bush rose, hostas and more perennials. I also did a ton of laundry, got the soaker hoses into the flowerbeds, the water hose hangers up (it's fun to drill into brick!) and the new umbrella placed just in time to sit and relax in the early evening sun. A friend stopped by to talk about site tokens for coronet. All in all a nice day.

Today and for the rest of the weekend I only have 4 goals - finish the excel file, plant my veggie garden, finish the signs for coronet and help Caius finalize the arrangement for the tourney. He's having trouble getting a hold of the person who is supposed to help so we're the ones who have to herd the cats.....


Well, guess I should go start, the dog is snoring now but she has been waiting patiently to go outside. I'm actually a bit concerned about her. She's been very good these past couple of weeks, so I've been letting her off leash more often when I'm outside. This means she's running a lot. All well and good - that what border collies do and it helps her sleep but more often then not now she's having trouble getting her back end up the stairs. She even fell out of the jeep when she couldn't jump in completely. That so must of hurt - landing on the trailer hitch like that. Oh well, guess I just have to keep an eye on her.  3 years old and already an old lady. poor thing....

ta ta

Comments

[justgemma17.livejournal.com]

do clematis actually like Alberta?? I don't want to spend more another, on another thing, that will NOT grow here. I still have angst from the grafted willow I dug up and brought here from my yard in BC. As well, BC lilacs hate it here :o(

However, if clematis will do well,I have just the spot!

Thanks for the gardening inspiration Miss 'Nyra!

[manyra.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, they're one of my favourites. I found a small vine of Clematis growing a planter when we moved to this place. It had done very well but the old owner cut it back to almost nothing - only one flower. I had to move it since the planter was in a bad spot against the house and the move killed it, so I'm trying again with a new plant. It's seems very happy so far. I will have to cover it in the winter since it will probably get the brunt of the wind.

[rectangularcat]

i have no idea how lilacs propagate but we have lots - come and take some!