I am really looking forward to the long weekend! The weather forecast looks fairly positive and I am so thankful for that. It was certainly not fun to teach in the sweltering heat earlier this week. My husband and I do not have any great plans for the weekend, but I suspect that we will be busy with yard work.
All of these plants need to go in the ground! My dad does a lot of gardening and he has given us so many lovely plants. I am really excited to transform our yard. We will be very busy planting a variety of Irises, Cosmos, Zinnias, Cleome (a.k.a. Spider Flower), and Dianthus.
I cannot wait to see these plants flower!
We may have been a little over zealous in our mulch purchase. I think that we will have more than enough mulch for the various garden beds. Do you think ten yards (!!!) is enough?
It looks like I'm not the only one who will be busy in the garden today. I discovered this bee pollenating our Walker's Low, which is located near our back deck.
Our Weigela bush (a.k.a. Wine and Roses) is one of my favorite plants.
Once I have finished the weeding and planting, I will need to do a little bit of "clean up" with our front porch arrangement. From the left, Nasturtium, Pansies, and a pot with Petunias and Lobelia.
And while I am thankful for the extra time off this lovely long weekend, I want to close this post by reflecting on why we have this time off in the first place. On this Memorial Day weekend, I wish to thank all of those who have served our country. My American Studies class was visited this week by Mr. Wilson, a local WWII veteran. Mr. Wilson's reminded the students of the importance of freedom and the right to think. It was inspiring to see how much my students valued his very special visit.
Enjoy your weekend!
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