WELCOME!
Do you know what day it is???
It’s Friday !!!!
Friday is a BIG day for us here at Tootsie Time…(ok, just me…there is no one else here…lol) It’s a big deal because it means it’s PARTY TIME!!!!
Fertilizer Friday is the day of the week than an ELITE group of gardeners from all around the world get together, snap photos, link up and Flaunt Their Flowers!!!
If you are new to Tootsie Time and Fertilizer Friday, I just know you are asking yourself…”How do I join?”
Well…it’s easy really. Here’s all you need to know to become a part of this great group of gardeners, bloggers and friends:
If it is spring or summer where you live, you need to snap a few photos of what you have growing, blooming or just love to look at that is of the plant variety…if it is winter where you live, you may post past favorite photos…or indoor plants…whatever you like.
The only criteria is that it is a plant or something growing!
You do not need to use fertilizer to participate in this party, but if you do, this is the reminder to fertilize weekly!
All I ask is that: Your post must include the logo above and/or a link to Tootsie Time, or the linky will be deleted.
So?????....I would like to invite each and every one of you to join in and share your photos...
Today's post is going up a little early today because I am going to be away all weekend.
OH MY WORD YOU GUYS!!!
I have been super busy this week!!!
There seems to be no time to post or do much of anything but scrub the dirt off myself!!! There have been some LONG days in the garden this week…and I have a lot of pain in my arms because of it…I have been having trouble using the computer as my hands are painful when my shoulders and arms are inflamed…but…here I am to flaunt for you…and to host the party that shares the MOST gorgeous people and gardens ever!
Lets get started!
Today I am sharing a project that Grampie and I did yesterday!
There is this UGLY space in my side yard. I just hate that it is so messy looking all the time. When Grampie presented me with his idea…I jumped at it right away. I was excited to start, especially since I got to raid some of his junk stash!
Grampie offered me some of the cinder blocks that he has out at the farm! Hey…he doesn’t often OFFER to share his stash….he usually guards it against people like me…ha ha…He even helped me get the project done!
I loaded 39 cinder blocks into the box of my truck and two large tubs of soil. Grampie brought the plants and some soil in his truck and we got busy! The blocks were placed, leveled and straightened.
We got rained out just as we were finishing placing the blocks and had to stop for an hour or more. That thunderstorm brought hail, heavy rain and it was not fun!
Once the rain stopped, we got busy!~
I planted one little Cotton Easter shrub in each hole of the blocks…
We had exactly enough plants!!! How lucky are we?? haha!
It looks amazing!!! Just as I finished planting the last little plant, it once again started to rain! It was at that point that Grampie had had enough! He called it a day and took off.
I decided that I needed to finish…besides a little water wouldn’t hurt this dirty girl…
I pruned these little plants back to help them to adjust and to level them off a little bit. By the time I was finished…I was soaked right through…and had to stop!
No...I am not wearing knee pads....that is mud...yes...I do tend to look like this a lot in the summer. :)
It looks MUCH better…I don’t really mind the jungle look, but a hedge isn’t really a good place to create that style! This is a narrow area, and I need to keep this neat and crisp!
This hedge will be filled in and thick in no time flat!
I also need to paint the blocks. Not really loving the old colors right now. These blocks bring back a lot of memories for me…they are cast off blocks from the elementary school I attended when I was a child. They renovated and re-built parts of the school, and my mom and dad got to have as many of the blocks as they wanted! So…not only did I reclaim part of my child hood…but I repurposed the cement blocks instead of them ending up in the local landfill!
I had a great day working on this project. Not only did I get to make an ugly space look much better, I got to hang out with my Dad. I am excited to see this area finished and growing nicely…but this is where I am for today!
Stay tuned for part two of the back yard renovation!!! I have lots of things to share! I might even include a flower or two! haha!
This brings us to the end of my flaunt for this week…and YOU know what that means!!!
That means…I can’t wait to see what you have!
Well…what are you waiting for???
GO!!!
Get your flaunt on!!!
I wish all of you hugs and smiles, and safe and happy weekend plans!
Thank you all so much for dropping in today, and to those that faithfully link in to this party…and who are patient while waiting for me to FINALLY visit you…it seems there are not enough hours in a day anymore...THANK YOU!
Until Next Time... Happy Gardening!
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All of my house and garden plants are planted in Sunshine potting mediums.
I must have been very bad in a past life!
