The Garden Awakens
Anise 'Woodland Red' ( Illicium floridanum ) A few weeks ago, I thought spring would never arrive, but now the change is astonishing. The nights are still cold (40s and sometimes even 30s) so planting tender annuals and vegetables is unwise although I have already succumbed, but covering and uncovering things gets old quickly. Someone made a wise comment last week and I must agree with them - "Don't plant anything tender until after May 1". Several plants are blooming like never before. One is the Anise shrub (above and below). I don't know if the recent tree pruning, which is allowing more sun into the woodland path, is affecting it or perhaps it is just age, but I've never seen so many blooms. Michael refers to this as "the stinky fish shrub" and I have to admit to smell of the flowers is quite unpleasant. It is so beautiful that I can overlook that. The old pink dogwood tree, which was already here, shades our woodland path and it too is prett
It's such a satisfying thump when the mulch hits the bed of the truck. As long a only the view out the rear window disappears all is well. It's great to get all that mulch so fast. Actually I think it's less stress to be in the truck than to see the action from a distance.
ReplyDeleteWe get our mulch this way all the time. I can't imagine having to shovel it all INTO the truck and then having to unload it too. UGH.
ReplyDeleteDo you have to pay for your mulch?? It would be worth it if it was free.
Lisa, it is free but it is rare to have someone load it for you. You usually have to load yourself. A lot of work!
ReplyDeleteExcellent. A truck of the good stuff loaded for free. I know how much work a JCB or similar saves!
ReplyDeleteOur city provided equipment to load trucks once when the compost site was new to encourage people to take some home. Now, it's shovel, shovel, shovel. It is nerve racking but they know better than you how close they are to your truck. Hope it makes your garden grow!!!
ReplyDeleteThe only way we get it loaded for us is to hand the man some cash!
ReplyDeletePhillip, you need to ride with me out to the landfill to show me where to get a load. My big Ram1500 will take a while to fill up and unloaded. Our landfill in Tuscumbia doesn't offer it. Sheffield utilities offered it at one time & I heard they would load. I need call them. Have fun using it. Mary
ReplyDeleteOh if only I had a truck! Had some delivered a years ago, I'm just now getting through all of it.
ReplyDeleteVery cool that the city worker helped you out; that would never happen in my neck of the woods.
I miss the south!