Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Still hangingPart 8 , 1 by billyporter

billyporter wrote:
Hi Chris, I hope you're feeling well enough to get busy outside, or even just to sit on the porch.

The driveway guy made it yesterday and stayed an hour. There was a lot of detail to go over. His brother will take out the rock and railroad ties for $80.00 an hour. Dad, who lives just in the other end of town will take the rock. That will cut down on hauling costs.

I had DH lower the mower yesterday and I only got the back yard mowed before it started to rain. Just enough to ruin the day for anything. Now it's raining again. Grrrr! I can see the grass growing!

My astilbe are throwing up shoots and I really wanted to at least, weed around them. I worked for two days and got the whole 80' X 16' bed done!! Now with the rain, I'm skirting the outer edges of the rest of the beds.

We need some pictures. I walked around and got pictures of my iris before they are gone.

This is "Throb" from Schreiners.