I was coming up the street after picking up the mail the other day, and I couldn’t help but stop and admire the front gardens as I approached

While we haven’t had a lot of rain, I have been watering enough to keep the beds from drying out completely like they did last year.

And while it does look good, I, of course, mostly see all the things I need to find time to do…

Like some major weeding! I managed to tackle the backyard and catio yard on Sunday, but the front beds are terribly overdue!

And while the squashes and pumpkins are struggling in the vegs beds (more on that this weekend)… out front they are THRIVING! Right where I absolutely don’t want them! And the kicker… these are from decorative gourds that rotted away over winter… TWO YEARS ago!

And I really need to get the beds cleaned up, because like an idiot…

I went and bought more plants, and I need to find spaces to put them in! Picture are new (annual) salvias, hyssop, coreopsis, blanket flower and that amazing fringed shasta daisy!

And that doesn’t include the plants that I already have that need to be planted out…

Like the Bachelor Buttons, Zinnias, and Cosmos I started from seed!

Let’s not forget the Asiatic Lilies, Day Lilies, Joe Pye Weed, Pearly Everlasting and St. Johns Wort…. all started in Spring and way overdue to be planted out!

Now don’t get me wrong…I’m not complaining about the amount of work I’d have to do in the gardens. I love doing it, it doesn’t feel like work to me. What I need is TIME! Hopefully I can get to it this weekend… though I did hear something about a possible trip to Long Point to see Dave’s uncle….. so don’t hold me to it!