Sweet Death

Death of a Sweet Broom plant that is. it's been almost 2 weeks since we planted them and there is one that is not doing so well. we thought he'd perk up. but he didn't. then he appeared to be only mostly dead and we were hoping he'd have some truly noble reason for hanging on. but apparently not. so now we're going to have to go back to home depot and hope they still have some of those so we can exchange it. although, according to my mother-in-law who apparently frequents home depot, they rotate their stock quite often so chances are we won't find the same plant. in which case, what the hell is the point of them having a 1 year guarantee? well i suppose you could make them order it in couldn't you? we lined them up next to the sidewalk, so we'd either have a big gap where it used to be or have to dig them all up and replace them all. which would be a huge pain in the ass. so yeah, i think i'd make them order it in. good idea. just in case it's not there anyway.

i have 2 rosebushes to plant this weekend that my husband got me the other day. a pink one and a red one. i've never planted roses so i read the directions and they are different. i have to soak the roots in water and build a little mound inside the hole to spread the roots out on. which actually sorta makes sense, but it'll take more work than everything else we've planted so far. and i have some bulbs i need to plant too. i forgot what they are. something with purple flowers and something with orange and white flowers.

and then we have to kill weeds. it's been hard to have the time to spray weed killer stuff cuz it's been so windy. i managed to spray some yesterday when i got home from work cuz it was only a little breezy. but we're going to have to mow them down. now how come in the 2 weeks that our bushes have been planted, the weeds have grown to about 6 times their height and there is no noticable difference in the plants??? some weeds are taller than the little bushes now!! especially around the bushes since they are getting water now.

and we have to work inside the house since it's only about 4 weeks til school is out and the kid moves in! time goes by so fast when there is a deadline! stuff did get moved out of her room last week, so it's getting closer. i still need to get all my crap out of her closet so she can use it. i have shelves in my shed now, so i can move a bunch of stuff out. then i have to paint her room. well, just one wall, so that'll be easy. hahahaha!!!