Well Christmas has come and gone for another year. This year it doesn't seem to be as special as in years past. My kids are in their teens but I don't think that had too much to do with the way I am feeling.
I did get some things for Christmas that will be used for the garden (sort of). I got a new gas powered trimmer (the old one was one given to me by a neighbor and it leaked fuel always).
I got a new squirrel resistant bird feeder. The old bird feeder was probably 15 years old. However, in recent years, the falling tree limbs had knocked it to the ground probably once too many times and was getting bent up. Each time I had to bend it back to work. The bottom of the old bird feeder also had bite marks on it from the border collie we had. He couldn't round up the birds that would land on the feeder and it drove him crazy (his mother was similar) and he would jump up at the bird feeder and he would scrape his teeth on the bottom (at least until I raised the feeder).
I got a electric grow mat (heated mat) for seed starting. The pepper plants will now germinate earlier.
I also got a book on shade perennials. Looking through it last night I found several new plants I want to try.
It was such a warm weekend and if it weren't between Christmas and New Years, I probably would have worked in the yard. There are still dead tomato and pepper plant stalks to clear from the veggie garden and the leaves are starting to pile up against the fences around the yard.
I have been getting at least a couple of seed catalogs every week and will start looking through them soon. There is always room for another perennial but I think I may have enough Day Lillies and Iris that I may be able to be a bit more selective. I really would like to have a red Iris and an Orange Iris. In other words, last year I was going for quantity, this year I think I can go more for quality/selection. There are also several Iris and Daylilly beds I HAVE to thin this year. I am sure I can find some people at church who would be willing to take some plants.
We have been seeing the bluebirds in our yard off and on for the last month and they are always a beautiful sight.
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