Mulching and Martins

So far, I've put down 2 yards of mulch around our house flowers beds and have two more to do in the herb garden. One month to the Mother's Day Open House and the to-do list seems like it will take longer to-do than just one month!  Somehow it all seems to come together. This is just a small section of the herb garden where I gather many of the items that I will use in my wreaths and designs. The beauty of the herbs is that they not only are lovely in floral arrangements, but they smell good, too!

As a bit of a surprise the purple martins arrived a little early this year (see Don's Martin Houses below), which is always an exciting day in our household. For those who are "in the know" it is a bit of a challenge to get martins to your property.  I get to listen to their pretty songs while I work in my herb garden and enjoy their flight patterns as they do their job in lessening our very robust insect population.



Open House at Fairweather Gardens & Greenwich Talent Show and Annual Auction

Yesterday was a big day in the small town of Greenwich. I have the pleasure of working for Fairweather Gardens which is is a mail order nursery that specializes in specimen plants, trees, shrubs and perennials, and is only open to the public on designated days. Yesterday we had an Open House which was very well attended, even in the cooler damp weather! Gardeners are very hardy people! People had the option to "pre-order" at this event and we had them lined up, ready for pick-up. One of the big sellers of the days was this sweet "panda-faced" Asarum 'Ling-Ling'. You can find us at www.fairweathergardens.com  for a listing of future Open Houses.  

Last night my husband went to the Annual Talent Show and Auction held at the local school and benefitts the school's foundation, which does a great job with helping our kids! I decided to stay home after a cold long day at the nursery! Once again, it was an event well-attended and he came home decidedly impressed  by the quantity & quality of the donations and talent generated from our small town. You just gotta love country livin'!