I love Spring! I love the warmer weather at night so I can leave my window open and awaken to bird song in the morning. I love the smell of blossoms that permeates my walks or bicycle rides. I love seeing tree limbs laden with the new growth of pink or white blossoms. I love watching the transition from the dormancy of winter to the awakening of the new life Spring brings. I love Nevada at this time of year, because it is the only time that it is somewhat green, even in the hills. The colors of Spring make me feel light and happy.
I have enjoyed working on my 'yard' which has no grass, well, no grass that is supposed to be there. My front flower bed, pictured above, surprised me with some tulips, daffodils, irises, and oriental poppies. It's always fun to see what comes up in the Spring at a new residence. There are also some weak bulbs in the back yard, but they seemed to be a bit more vertically challenged than the front bulbs.
Besides the bulbs in my back yard, there is a pine tree, some sorry looking rose bushes, a small lilac bush, and formerly, lots of weeds. I love that I have a lilac bush! Lilacs are one of my favorite Spring fragrances-it's a light smell, not too intoxicating, but sweet enough to make me smell it every time I see one.
A large portion of my back yard is xeriscaped, meaning there are plenty of rocks. I have been 'maintaining' my rocks by pulling all of the weeds that have been peaking through the spaces between them. The problem with the back yard is that it is slanted, and all of the rocks are well aware of this slant, and tend to follow it towards the fence, leaving the black fabric meant to discourage weeds from growing, which lies beneath the rocks, exposed. There are also some areas that have no black fabric or rocks. I am planning to even it all out one day.
Is it strange that I want to plant some sage brush in my back yard? I love the smell of sage brush, and I love when they bloom. I wouldn't have to water it, and it would take up some of the immensity of space that is my lonely back yard. The trick is, I doubt that I could buy one. What do I do? Go dig up some sage brush and transplant it in my back yard?
Another of my plans is to dig a fire pit in my back yard. I have always wanted a fire pit, and this yard is most ideal for such a venture. I am afraid to ask my landlord if I can though, because he may shoot the idea down. I'll work up the courage soon, I'm sure. In the meantime it's only a dream to dig a fire pit, transplant some sage brush, and even out the rocks because I don't exactly own a shovel... ( :
3 comments:
OK, I forbid you to try to plant sage brush in your back yard!!! Just walk around the block, for heaven's sake. There is sagebrush everywhere. You don't need it in your yard!!
As for you fire pit: Hello-- BUY a fire pit/bowl. You can get them very cheaply now, and they're safer, cleaner, and you don't need to ask your landlord to have one!
Ok. Enough lecturing. I hope you have a lovely spring day today! Enjoy a nice bike ride! See you Saturday?
Dad and I saw what must have been a lilac variety--a small bush with really light pink blossoms that looked a lot like lilac and smelled just like them. They lined the walks by the RS building that led to the reflecting pool on the Main St plaza. And the tulips and other spring flowers were abundant and beautiful.
I love the "windows open" weather in the spring and fall too. Mine is almost passed now, on to the 8 months of "windows closed ac on" weather. Of course, I won't miss the all-night rooster crowings, masonry drills, and bike alarms. BTW, call that black fabric a geo-textile. It's the proper landscaping term and is just fun to say.
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