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The local plant sales are beginning. It looks like all kinds of plant events are on the horizon. Today, my friend Rebecca and I stopped by the Native Plant Sale in St. Johns. I purchased a native bleeding heart ( Dicentra formosa ), a red columbine ( Aquilegia Formosa ) and Twinflower ( Linnaea borealis ) . Despite predictions of rain, it was a beautiful, sunny day with blue skies. On the home front, Pan has risen! I have been concentrating on the little garden off the deck and it is coming along nicely... Rhododendron 'Blue Baron' - I could not resist that color! New rose foliage always looks great - but can it stay that way? Spanish Bluebells ( Hyacinthoides hispanica ), one of my favorite bulbs. These were already here in the garden. On the bargain bin at Home Depot - Mountain Bluet ( Centaurea montana ) Wild Ginger ( Asarum caudatum ) Expanding the foundation border on the front of the house. I am going to add a pathway soon leading from the gate to the front door. Text an...

There is a plan here... Thank goodness the neighbors cannot see this or they would be thinking that Alabama rednecks had arrived. This is in the back and as you can see, the cardboard from all those moving boxes are being put to good use. This is the view directly from the deck. I envision enclosing this area with tall plants to form a room. If you look closely, you will see my beloved Pan statue lying near the back. The base was cracked during the move but Michael and I patched it this week with epozy. Now to get him off the ground. I cannot do it alone and I don't want Michael to hurt his back, so I ponder what to do. Maybe we will have a "Pan Raising" party but we don't know who we would invite! I will figure something out... I have been planting in earnest. The past 4 days brought us another nice stretch of sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s. Hooray! I absolutely love the weather here. Even rainy days usually have periods of sun. Adjusting to temperatures and...