Spring, spring, spring, spring......
Got some ideas for the yard stirring around in my head. I need to get my hands in the dirt. I just got too. Every other year or so I try starting things from seed. Usually it doesn't work. I think this is a year I need to try. I have been saving the paper egg cartons we usually get for a bit so I would have my own little organic starter trays. Now, I just have to find all my seeds and decide what I am going to try and start.
I would also like to get some window flower boxes for the upper windows of the house. I have never had them and thing it would bring a certain air to this house. A rain chain up front would be cool too. I just need to get some things going and see where it leads me. The general plan is for us not to be in this house for very long, meaning less than 10 years. It took me almost 6 to begin to get the other house where I thought I might like for it to be, and then I go and leave it. I think I need to go dig some stuff up from over there and bring it here. Yeah, that is what I need to do.
I need to start a compost pile too. I usually just use chicken wire and some stakes and that works really well. Alan's mom gave me a paper shredder yesterday and I am going to use all that paper in the compost and for mulch. I am going to have the best fed yard and flowers in the neighborhood. And people won't understand how I do it without all the chemicals. Duh, flowers do better with natural stuff!!
I guess we will see how this year starts me off and go from there with the landscaping things. Need to get those hummingbirds here like they were at the old house. They are so fascinating. The other birds too but with no trees it might take awhile for them to settle in. Never too late to start though!!
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