Garden shopping...........A Favorite Thing

With the sun shining and warmer temperatures we 

did venture to Lowe's garden center last 

weekend, along with what appeared to be 5,000 other 

would-be gardeners hell bent on gathering new plants, 

and the many accoutrements required for digging and 

delving in the soil.

Bob needed a new garden fork having worn out one 
whilst digging holes for me to plant in - 
we do have heavy clay soil here. 

Of course his great sense of humor is always evident 
no matter where we are!

I was more interested in the pretty things - plants - and

bags of organic fertilizers to bring them along successfully.

Above, the plants I picked for my kitchen window box - always a favorite rite of Spring for me.

• Small conifer
• Variegated ivy
• African daisy
• Mixed petunias
• Penta 
• Spearmint
• Sweet potato vine

I like a mix of short, tall and trailing which, when grown and filled in over the next couple of months, will give me an attractive box of color and interest when I'm on the inside of that window doing the mundane chores, such as washing dishes. 

It looks a bit wishy-washy right now but, wait another 

month or so, hopefully then it will be really pretty when 

full, and the trailers dangling and disguising the bare box.

I love these yellow petunias - have planted them in a 
large decorative pot in the front garden.

Linking to Claudia at Mockingbird Hill Cottage for 

A Favorite Thing Saturday.

We arrived in Philadelphia late this afternoon, welcomed 
by beautiful sunshine and comfortable temps. We appreciate 
your kind words and prayers wishing Bob's mother well 
again. She was discharged from hospital so we'll be 
visiting her in the nursing home section of her assisted 
living facility Saturday morning.