Good Friday has been good for gardening! J and I started digging up the new beds. Since it is much to early to do anything other than destroy and kill, digging up turf seemed like a perfect way to scratch the gardening itch. We spent the afternoon jumping on the edger and shaking all the excess dirt (along with a few earthworms) back into the bed. J fought a valiant battle against a very old shrub that used to reside between fence and deck and that will be the new home for a rain barrel. Now I get to figure out what lovely things to plant in these generous 4ft beds.
We did have a small bed there last year. It came with a lilac (colour to be seen), a pale pink peony & one pink bleeding heart. Last summer I added some coral bells, blue fescue, poppies and white Galahad Delphiniums. If you sense a colour theme you are correct. This house came with all pink walls inside and all pink flowers outside with the exception of some brilliant orange daylilies. My only choice has been to embrace the pink while trying to minimize it with a palette of pink, orange and white. We'll see how it starts coming together this year.
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