I really need to divide those grasses. They went and mulched everything, I'll need to move that out of the way, I guess. Cause when I start digging it up, I'll end up mixing all the mulch in and fucking it up, and all the clay shit will be on top and it will look terrible. But, I mean, when would be a better time to mulch? Other than never? I'll also need to get the soaker hoses fixed up under the mulch.
And what am I going to do about the Liriope? I need to move the one in the back because I want to plant something different in there. But am I going to divide the rest? I emailed the Flower Market people and asked if I could donate stuff, but no one responded. Oh, just kidding, they added that to their page. I can just bring them on Wednesday or during the fair. Or maybe the right thing to do would be to offer them to neighbors in the association? And how would I do that? I guess I would just put them in a box that says "Free Plants." And if they're not gone in a few days, they'll go to the Flower Market.
So that all sounds good, but I will eventually have to stand up and go outside and do that work. I'm putting it off so hard, like checking the weather and it's going to be like 5 degrees warmer tomorrow, so maybe I should wait? Don't worry, there will be plenty more work to do tomorrow!
The side bed is kind of stupid. The Camellia is straight up dead, so I just pulled it out. It was really easy to pull out, easier than pulling a weed, so that would suggest it's really not likely to live.
I could also put a Knock Out Rose in that bed. It gets a lot of sun. I mean, I really do think it's best to buy plants in threes. So, yeah, maybe I'll put two in there. I might as well buy it from Home Depot, because it's all the same plant.
So wait, that means I need to pull out the Rhododendron? It's so sad, it's too much sun, it just looks depressing as hell. It's not quite dead yet, so I think I will dig it up and move it to a spot near the edge of the woods there, that's usually a good spot for them. I'm not going to just kill it. I guess I will have to tear up that whole space.
When I put the rose into the front bed, I will have to move a few things. There's a patch of tulips there, so those should probably just be pulled when they're done. And there were some Echinacea back there, and they aren't even showing yet. And now they'll have to work through the mulch. There's a Black Eyed Susan near the back, as well. Ultimately it will need a 3 foot wide space, but I guess I only need like, 2 feet of space to start, they're not going to grow that much right now. But it needs to be at least a foot away from the hedge. So that means I can't really plant in there until the Tulips are done. Yay, I can procrastinate more.
Last year I bought these Coreopsis that were really cheap from Home Depot, and I never planted them, so I just buried them in the patio bed. I've pulled them out, but I don't know if they are still alive. They're supposed to be super tough, so I bet they are. I'm planning to plant them in the sidewalk bed, which I guess I could do this weekend. They are not showing any growth yet, so I was going to wait until they were starting to grow. I don't want to bother digging holes and shit if they are already dead.
So realistically, what can I do today or tomorrow? I could start digging up and dividing the grasses, if I'm feeling strong. With the sidewalk bed, there's nothing I need to wait on. I of course don't want to hurt the Daffodils, but I think that's manageable. We're not going to get any rain for the next week, so the ground is the softest right now. I was going to try to get Drake to come and help me with his machete. If I'm doing it, I think I will use the little saw, or my new gardening knife.
It's probably more important to clean up the leaves in the patio. There are of course a lot of them, and I'd like to just pack them up in a trash bag so that when my current batch of compost is finished, I can dump all these leaves in there and maybe add coffee grounds and start another batch.
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