Additions to the back yard family

[mizarchivist]

quiet_elegance came home with 3 rose bushes and a bunch of mulch yesterday. I didn't get a chance to take pictures, but they're also without blooms, so not dramatic- yet. They stand about 1.5 ft.- between  their height and the mulch, I trust our black-thumbed landlord and his weed wacker will not decimate the beauties. I'm very entertained, indeed I am. While he was planting, I was reminded that I married a farmer. "You've done this a few times, haven't you."
"Once or twice"
Next addition of our new addiction? A trellis, I think. And then another barrel for more herbs. In established plant news that nobody but me probably cares about, the bee balm is twice as tall as it was when I bought it and it has new growth- little behbeh runners peeking up 'round the edges. Methinks the rose in the middle of that barrel will be transplanted before the end of the season to keep it from getting strangled. And catness will be giving me tomatoes in a few weeks!!! I will probably need help consuming some of those once it's that part of the season- OK? Again with my wonder that I'm now a gardener. What's next- genealogy?!

Comments

[drwex]

That's cute!

[catness.livejournal.com]

They are late bloomers but the sun yesterday and today are making them shoot up. 2" today and they are almost all (29 of them) past the 2-leaves-only stage! Now that they have immune systems they'll get their little "booster shots" (one bitty application of miracle gro) tonight or tomorrow morning and then by next week maybe they'll be Real Plants. :)

[mizarchivist]

doooood. 29?! I hope you have other adoptive plant parents lined up

[dalbino83.livejournal.com]

Genealogy and gardening are both good! :)

[mizarchivist]

I've loathed genealogy ever since I got a full time job here and I have to deal with Other Peoples Genealogy, and with a smile on my face.
Gardening? I concur. It's good- I just never had any inclination until a few years ago.

[dalbino83.livejournal.com]

Re: Genealogy ... you don't get caught up in the Nancy-Drew of it all? Sleuthing for an answer, following clues? I do. It just sucks me in.

So, not terribly shocking, but I had to use my Nancy Drew icon anyway.

[mizarchivist]

Despite my choice in profession, I have never had strong research leanings. I'm much more inclined towards improving access and instruction. In the Myers-Briggs realm, I'm sure it has to do with my strong "J" and less strong but still dominant "T"- perhaps? Perhaps. Give me practical "let's do that thing, then" over drawn out theoretical musings.

[keyne.livejournal.com]

Rest assured, you're still the last person on my friendslist I expect to take up the hobby :)

[mizarchivist]

A possibly interesting side-note, I thought it'd be fun to kill some time and retake the M-B test and I spiked hugely on the F. OK? I think it's all in how they ask the question.

But yes- still no family scavenger hunt for moi.