Instead of doing work, I'm going to think about doing work

I'm fucking sick, and it sucks.  With enough drugs, I start to feel ok, but then I stand up and start doing something and it's like, whoa I need to go lie down again.  Yesterday I planted....

• 3 Yarrow plants
• 3 New Guinea impatiens 
• 2 Creeping phlox (actually I made Drake do that)
• the Mandevilla
• the tomato and the pepper

I also cut back a lot of the stupid tree-bush, and then felt like I was going to pass out, and then Drake finished off more of it.  Now I can see what's going on in that area, and it's kind of crazy.  

First of all, I have a pretty well-filled out border of day lilies along the outside, which looks totally fucking stupid.  (There are also some even stupider daffodils)  Then, there are the liriope, all mature and healthy, distributed around the back.  Two have been totally covered by bushes for the past few years, so they haven't grown much, but the seem like they're hanging on.  Then I have the Black Eyed Susans I planted a few weeks ago.  The Black Eyed Susans should be the farthest back, because they will get the tallest, like 3 feet tall, I believe.  Although they probably won't do that this year, so no reason to move them yet.  The day lilies also need to be moved further back, and clumped together more densely so they don't look like a weird little trail.  

But really, the area will need a focal point, something permanent with some height.  Getting a clematis or something like that, and just using the trellis to get the height, might be the best move.  Either way, not doing anything about it this year.  

So, things to do in the future:

This Fall: 

• grow some cool-season veggies like arugula and kale
• collect lots of fall leaves
• move day lilies 
• move the daffodils 
• move the hyacinths so they aren't in the way of the phlox
• plant some more daffodils, maybe some other bulbs, maybe tulips

This Winter: 

• Probably buy a grow light
• Move the mandevilla and the rosemary inside, so I can get another year out of them
• Force spring bulbs inside, it will be so much more rewarding that growing from seed!

Next Spring: 

• Cut back Hellebores right away, like, early March
• Cut back Liriope (power tools?) and move whichever seem like they should be moved
• Start growing Morning Glory in full sized containers indoors, none of this peat pot shit
• Use plastic window box planters for the window box, so they can easily be switched around