I don’t have anything new to show in quilting. I am getting another Dear Jane block prepped to sew on sometime today (maybe) and I actually have my “Little Brown Bird” book back out and I am looking through the blocks picking out the next one to prep and maybe take along on our camping trip this week to work on. But maybe I shouldn’t and just bring the baby quilt to work on! Maybe I could actually get done with it if it is the only thing I bring along besides a book or two to read? I really do not need to take much along we will only be gone for a week and we will be busy in the daytime and the sewing will be for in the evening if the bugs drive us inside at night.
I walked around outside for just a little bit this morning and it was the first morning this spring that I was bothered by insects – darn I knew that would happen sooner or later. But I managed to get some photos. My first rose is in full bloom.
I do not know the name of this rose. One time years ago we had some friends of ours that did odd jobs to supplement their income and a job they had was clearing out all plants by someones house. The people decided to open a daycare center and wanted no plants in the play yard area as children put things in their mouths and might get sick. They asked us to come along as they had permission to keep whatever plants they wanted while they cleaned them all out!!! Couldn't believe our good luck. We dug up this rose bush - who knows how old it was. We got so many good plants for free that day and still have a lot of them blooming to this day.
When Mike decided to build a new workshop about 4 years ago the rose bush among other plants were in the way. We decided to dig as many up that we could and replant in other areas. I put the rose bush in another area - or so I thought - we didn't get all of the root system. Mike had rented a backhoe(?) and moved a lot of dirt to an area a distance from the house and it was a bit - a big mound. Didn't think anything about it as it is away from the house and we moved the plants! LOL well there was a lot that we missed. The next spring low and behold we had a new garden on that mound of dirt. A rose bush grew, lilies, daffodils, yucca plants, Queen Ann's Lace, and of course since then trees have taken hold and many weeds. I need to decide what to do with it but each time I finally think about it I know the weather will get too hot to deal with it. This fall (I hope) I want to mark the plants to keep and start getting rid of the weeds and try to clean it up somewhat.
another section of the "wild area". I do not want to loose the wild look to the mound but I want to get the weeds under control so that I can possible plant some more actual plants. The weeds get quite high in the summer and block out the flowers.
the first of my clematis flowers
Now I need to get off of the computer and get busy with something – at least I have the laundry already started and vacuumed already!
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WOW that is a stunning shot of that rose Karen! It’s just beautiful! I love roses… I can’t wait to plant some, I just haven’t figured out where I want them yet!
I was at Lowe’s yesterday and spent some time sniffing all the roses…. yum!
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That is just a good lesson that we don’t have to be so careful when we plant things, they will grow anyway. I have moved plants to other areas and moved things with it. My sister in law gave me some perennials and that is how I got the Forget-me-not. It was a little plant hanging onto another. Your clematis is beautiful. that is another flower I don’t have.
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What a beautiful rose. Neat story about the flowers that grew from your mound.I just purchased some plants tonight from Sharum’s Garden Center in Fort Smith. I am making pots to sit around my back porch area. Have fun on your trip. Wish I was going with you. They need to have the big quilt show in June so teachers could go.
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I love the wild part of your garden, and the rose is so beautiful. Here everything grows very fast, so we have to be careful not to leave seeds or branches where there’s a chance it’ll grow. I did some weeding yeterday. Have to do more, but my knees needs a break today.
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Those darn weeds, it’s what I grow best LOL. I see you are doing what I’ll be doing today….housework YUCK
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Amazing that you have a rose blooming already! Wanda is so right about being careful in transplanting our plants. I love how your garden looks, just so nice to see signs of spring all over now!
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Gorgeous!
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