The Proposed Hydrangea Bed

After Mother died, I was walking down the driveway at the Windy Knoll and wondered what would happen to all of her beautiful hydrangeas that line that walk.  Many were “strutting their stuff” (Mother’s saying).  I thought of the shady side bed at my house.  The shade is provided by one of the biggest river birch trees I have ever seen!  There are also a few dogwoods, but their shade is insignificant.  I think it would make a lovely bed for all those plants!  I think I can also nestle some hostas there as they are suffering from too much sun in their current location.

One of the arrangements for the funeral was from my oldest (from kindergarten) friend and her mother.  Cathy and Earline have been friends of my family and me since Cathy and I were in kindergarten.  Let me stress that I have friends who are chronologically older than Cathy, like her mother, but she is still what I consider my oldest friend!  I will admit that I will be old before she will as my birthday is 3 days short of a month before hers.  We have had this running joke for the longest time!  But I have gotten way off track.  In the arrangement they sent was a mophead hydrangea.  Cathy told Donna that she wanted that plant to go to me for my garden.  But since my spot is not yet ready, it is in the ground at the farm.

I know that I will be able to get Daddy to root several cuttings from each plant.  He is so talented at rooting.  Mother always said that he could root broom handles!  He does something with Gold Bond foot powder and cat litter.  I will have to ask him if anyone wants more information on rooting.  That job will wait until later, perhaps in the early spring.

So my task, and my husband’s task that he does not know about yet, is to get the designated bed cleaned up!  Mother would be ashamed of how this bed currently looks.  Just look at these pictures.  But when will I get it done?  I am a full-time teacher and a graduate student!  I travel to Daddy’s at least twice a month and I have a household to tend!  But where there is a will there is a way.  So why am I embarrassing myself?  So that I will finally get off my duff and get to work!  Now that you all know, you will be wanting updates.  Give me a month …please!

Doing yard work must become a part of my country living!  UGH!