Usually each year my mom comes out in May and one of the things we always do is plant flowers for the summer. She is a green thumb, me - not so much! This year she came early, so I was on my own! YIKES! A big thanks to Bernie at Kenyon Noble for all his helpful advice! I got all of my flowers, a bag of potting soil and a week killer...for under $50!!! The sale doesn't last long, so get there
One thing I have learned after being a home owner for a couple of years is that no one gives you an instruction manual when you move in. I was lucky and got a beautiful home with a gorgeous yard. The woman who lived there before me was a green thumb, and her love of gardening was evident the second you looked at the house. I have tried and tried and tried to keep up, but to be honest my yard an