This time every year I get spring fever.
This is a dogwood staked very obviously so I don't have to threaten the yardmen if they destroy it! :) Thanks to Bess' dad for delivering it to me while we were in DC. He has babied it for well over a year for me.
I have been wanting one for years. In fact, I had one planted 4 years ago when Caroline and Nancy lived with me. Then the tree men came next door and took my dogwood with them. Call this round 2. There is one a few houses down so I have reason to believe it is doable!
I planted a camellia out my window. I told myself I didn't need another plant but I had an empty spot and I love them. As much as I love receiving flowers...I love cutting them from my yard just as much. Did you know Camelias are the Alabama state flower? I didn't.
Remember what I was doing this time last year? See my post, "backyard makeover." It looks great this year. (Shoutout to Dad, Lance and Matt.) The sod even survived a dog, Julie (which I would have taken for dead grass any day). Hopefully a new doggie will be arriving this year....stay tuned? (whoop whoop)
And this addition is thanks to Lance and Julie (and Costco). We found it on the shopping trip to fill their new frig. It's a mandevilla vine. Last year mine died early on in the season. Let's hope this one lasts through the summer!
I also have a tomato plant from Costco in my backyard. Last year Julie had one that produced an AMAZING amount of fruit. It well paid for itself. I am going to try my luck.
Happy Spring!
Update: Planted my tomato plant and thought a video would be fun on this beautiful day. (ahhem procrastination)
(I couldn't get it to load so click the link above.)
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