Prairie Roses in Lakescape
I've been out gardening the past couple of days and let me tell you, I have a new appreciation for dear old Jack. He spends almost all day, every day (when it isn't raining and, of course, not in the winter) out in the gardens or yard.
We have three perennial gardens - one for flowers, one for evergreen shrubs, mostly, because it's shady there, and one for hostas, astilbe and lily-of-the-valley. I'll take pictures some time but they're not at their peak, right now.
Plus we have three lakescape gardens. They are filled with native grasses and wildflowers and are planted at the edge of the yard near the beach. The roots grow deep in the ground and since the lot is sloped toward the beach those deep roots keep water runoff from the roof, driveway and road from rushing down into the water. Keeps the pollutants out of the water.
Pictured below is the left side of the lakescaping during planting in June of 2004.
And this is that same garden four years later!
Anyway, I promised to help more this year. I really do like gardening but seems like I have so many other projects going at any given time that it's just easier to let Jack take care of the outside stuff.
In fact, I call him the "outside guy" and I'm the "inside guy". The inside guy does all of the cleaning and cooking and most anything else that needs to be done indoors. The outside guy mows, gardens, does car stuff, etc.
As you can tell, the outside guy has a ton of garden work. So since I can really use the exercise, I'm going to get out there, too.
Hmmm, it just occurred to me...the outside guy is more physically fit than the inside guy. Probably because he gets more exercise?
I think the penny just dropped...
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