Yesterday was a beautiful day ...
gorgeous weather,
gardening, shopping
and sushi!
What more could a gardener girl ask for?
Yippee! The irises are making progress (looks like I have more weeding to do). I guess standing over them, and wishing them along isn't hurting! Other "mad gardeners" know the gardening insanity of which I speak ...
I love my garden cart! It took many moons for me to finally get my little Cadillac.
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| Sycamore |
The sycamore is one of my favorite trees. They seem like they are made of porcelain with their smooth, white texture.
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| "Mad Gardener" early in the morning ... that's a symptom of Spring Fever! |
I'm going to have a mixed perennial bed here again very soon. :-)
Now, for the shopping ... on the way.
along the way ...
Here we go ... the Garden Center at Lowes ... I feel like a "kid in a candy store" already!
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| Hot Pink Geraniums - I'll be back for these! |
I had to keep chanting to myself (silently, of course, since people would stare otherwise :-) ... focus, focus, you came here for specific plants, focus, focus ...
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| Cosmos |
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| The Herb Department |
I spent a lot of "thyme" ... yes, I just had to say that ... (among other thing$) in the herb department where I got:
- Rosemary
- Thyme
- Cilantro
- Oregano
- Sweet Basil
- Parsley
- Pineapple Sage
Special Pineapple Sage Note: it smells like a pineapple upside down cake ... fabulous! I always plant it near my path in and out, so I can stop and enjoy the lovely fragrance. I've heard this is a delicious addition to iced teas (I'm sure it's good in hot tea too ... I'll let you know how that goes).
I still need marjoram, so I can make my spaghetti sauce with totally fresh herbs.
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| Just caught my eye ... |
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| Roses |
O.K., aside from the herbs, I had two Double Knock Out red roses on my list. I have spotted them down at the end of the table. Focus, focus, focus ... lol
Ohhhh, the orchid section!!! Focus ...
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I really think orchids could be my next flower addiction ... I quickly left the orchid section ... too tempting (plus my husband was watching me). There would be no way to smuggle one to the Sequoia without him seeing me! The daylily addiction is bad enough anyway!
Time for dinner at Mikata and here's a pic of our favorite, fabulous sushi chef. Dinner here is always delicious. :-)
I think this is just what my husband needed after his journey through the Garden Center ... :-).
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| Seaweed Salad |
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| Rainbow Roll & Green River Roll |
On to Baskin Robbins for a scoop of Three Point Chocolate for my husband, and a scoop of Daiquiri Ice for me!
Again, focus, focus, focus ... lol
:-)
Love it!! Felt like I was right along for your trip to Lowes. Boy, my Lowes garden center is not even open yet, but it was nice to see things to come!! Great post.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed the trip and the post. :-)
DeleteLovely post - I love the garden centre - we have far too many near my home - from next month when the weather warms I too shall be a regular visitor. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Annabelle ... I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I hope you'll post some pics from one of your local garden centers in the near future. xx
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