Today the weather is nice, and I am in the garden. This time of year, the chores feel overwhelming, but soon they will transform the garden into a wonderous outdoor space.
I checked on the winter sowing. Out of five milk jugs, only one has come up. It was the lavender. I will baby it and see how it does.
I have some old garden fencing I am going to do a project with today, so I have it ready.
One of the first chores I tackle each spring is washing the outdoor furniture. This is a black steel painted furniture set, and it gets dull and dirty from being in the sun each year.
So I am going to get out the turtle wax and fix that with a nice clean-up.
I add one ounce of the solution to a clean bucket of water, soap up a rag, and scrub the furniture all over.
When rinsing the furniture, you can already see it has worked; the water is beading up just like it should.
While the furniture is drying, I am making something out of this old garden fencing.
The furniture is now dry, and you can see a sheen on the surface that not only looks better but also protects the paint.
My last job will be to thin and pinch these snapdragons. I love snapdragons. This year, I am growing the rocket variety.
I have made a rustic garden cloche out of the garden fencing. I saw this on YouTube. I really like how it turned out.
In Victory,
Sherry
Our house faces south which is the best for vegetables. Last year I planted some tomatoes and lettuce in with the flowers and will do so again! I wish the backyard were south where I could have a real veg garden but I don't. I loved your post.
ReplyDeleteI have definitely been in my garden but yesterday and today it turned back to cold! Hopefully, not forever!
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