gardening

After the paper white debacle, it’s probably clear that I don’t exactly have a green thumb. Nevertheless, the beautiful weather and a trip to our favorite local gardening store got us excited to plant some stuff. We left the store with no less than 8 plants, a bush, and a tree. Yeah, we might have gone a little overboard.

When we got home, my son and I planted zucchini, bell pepper, and strawberry plants in our garden. One of each. Because, as Mr. Wonderful said in the car on the way home, there is a 15 percent chance these plants are going to survive. We have great intentions, but there’s just so much going against us: the lack of rain, voracious ground squirrels, intense sun, loss of interest in daily watering… but we have kept plants alive before, so I’m optimistic that we’ll be eating fresh veggies from the garden in a few months.

Our son is the Head Waterer around here, so he made sure all the new plants were thoroughly soaked before planting. He also watered while I was planting the veggies.



He “borrowed” my sun hat.



He took it off a few minutes later.



Next, I helped Mr. Wonderful, who was digging a hole for the new tree and was extraordinarily cheerful about it.



Stuck on the other side of the fence, Mr. Wonderful, Jr. was somewhat less cheerful.



The tree went in. Best of luck, plants. I hope you have what it takes to survive in our yard.