Irresistible!

So I stopped by Lowe's today, and although I make a point to buy most everything that I can locally, I could resist getting some flower seeds... because they were there in front of my face :)

Here's what I got!:

• 1 packet of Rudibeckia Hirta,
• 1 packet of Echinacea, 
• 2 packets of Aubrieta, 
• 5 packets of Marigolds

The Rudibeckia and the Echinacea will go in the front garden, and on the sides of the house. The Aubrieta will go in our window boxes out front of our house, and the Marigolds will go in those holes in the cinder blocks on our raised-beds! :) La la... now I just need to read more about when to plant these exactly.

Good morning!

So- I ended up getting some flowers and mulch on Friday. I always have the problem of perceiving accurately how many plants I need to fill an entire area. I always end-up buying about 5, and most of the time 5 plants is like nothing when it comes to a garden. But I was trying not to spend a ton of money, so I ended up being conservative Friday as well. I got:

2 Wild Bergamots
5 Rudbeckia
2 Foxglove Beardtounges
2 Golden Alexanders


I planted some in the back garden, and added the foxglove beardtounges and some of the rudibeckias to the front garden. Also got mulch, but got way less than I needed, of course. So will need to venture out and get some more- weeds are growing like crazy!

:) Here's who I woke up to this morning: