Have I mentioned that our yard needs a lot of work? Probably I haven't, but that's because we decided that we have to focus on making the indoors livable before we set our sights on the massive outdoor projects awaiting us. Suffice it to say that the shade-loving plants have been planted in full sun, and the sun-loving plants in the shade. On top of that, many of the shade-loving plants are also in beds covered in rocks (instead of mulch) that heat up in the sun and fry the poor things where they stand.
This afternoon I had some work to do, so Mike gave me a break and indulged himself and the boys in the process by taking them outside to do a little transplanting. The first target: hostas. In the spring, they were so lush and full and healthy, but in the summer heat, the leaves have browned and withered. So Mike and his little helpers dug some holes in the shade of the house and a big maple tree, and transplanted a couple of them. There are only about a dozen more hostas to go before we can begin to contemplate the other mis-locations. We should be finished say ... by 2010.
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