Never Promised You a Rose Garden
The southeast corner of the folks’ yard is now completed. Last month, Don, Leanne, Monte, and I extended the yard fabric and mulch to include the bottom part of the ditch and planted pink roses Dad had ordered. Monte and I then finished covering the rest of the corner and added some white and yellow rose plants purchased in Grand Island. The roses planted in April are in full bloom, and the newly planted white ones are doing okay, but the pink roses might not make it from being drowned out with the standing water. (See my previous post “Ditch Water.”) We discovered that the culvert is clogged, so the water doesn’t drain out like it ought.
Dad bought petunias and marigolds (99 cents per 4 pack @ Shopko) to add more color to the south of the rose garden. He started the planting himself, but when I went to check on him, he said it was a struggle for him to do it, so I finished up.
Mom came out to sweep the sidewalk:
Mom showing me how well the roses are blooming:
