One Garden Move Begets Another!

Question: Have you ever starting moving one thing around in your garden, or house, which then caused a snowball effect where something else had to move, then the next thing? Well, that is exactly what has been going on around our gardens lately! Prepping for a new front porch look ended up causing multiple things to be moved, so let’s see what’s up…

It all began with wanting to use & move this planter

First things first, I wanted to use this cement planter as part of the changes for the front porch, but the snapdragons had to move out. 🙂

They have loved their home in this pot but moving them along the west fence planter bed where they can keep multiplying is a good move! These guys come back year after year; I have never reseeded or replanted. Solid performer!

I went to Lowe’s and found some plants in their half-priced section, just some plants which had been overwatered, and one of those was a lovely summer petunia!

It looks great out front in this pot and I will share that next week.

Moving the Angel

I can no longer lift this 50+ pound angel up onto most things (I can rock it back and forth and tilt it over patio pavers) but I can still lift it down. 😉 Strapping it with a long bungee cord to this dolly, it was easily moveable to the backyard and its new home out among the roses

Okay, some huffing and puffing was involved getting over the stone pavers, but we made it back there!

A post-Easter thought: One tiny mistake though… I had NO IDEA that the “berries” would bleed! How in the world will I get that red stain off the concrete?? In an odd way, this bleeding is a definite reminder of Christ dying on the cross ~ that His blood was shed for us. Perhaps this is a God thing! Time for a new headdress, anyway. 😉

{photograph of backyard now, cleaned up}

Moving the umbrella back into the shed was also in order as it has been sitting outside since Mr. Ethereal was rebuilding our backyard sprinkler system during the winter of 2025.

Planting in the wonky blue square

This blue square planter, which I found at At Home in Lewisville when we still lived in the RV park in Sanger, I loved because the writing on it reminded me of writing I have seen carved into some English and French pottery. I am always on the lookout for beautiful pottery for the garden!

I thought about tucking it along the south fence but it will do better here.

All week long, I have been planting our little seedlings of veg and flowers out in the garden. The freshly planted tomatoes are part of this group. A lot of things came up but “something” has munched all of the sweet william! 🙁 I will try again. 🙂

Hollyhocks and tomatoes grew well inside the shed before coming out here to harden off. Rains have kept these lovelies watered for me.

The potager & compost beds

I planted cantaloupe seeds in the far end of this Vego bed above and added a second A-frame to support and elevate the vines when they do grow. These are much sturdier than the old tomato cages I often used.

New Cilantro plant was tucked in with the overwintered basil. I need to grab some thyme and another rosemary. (I kill rosemary quite regularly with too much water, waaa!) I can set this bed to water less than the rest of the potager.

New strawberry plants, mums and carrot seedlings are all doing nicely! I am waiting to thin the carrots as I will use the baby carrots and just cook them to eat as they grow.

Outfront of the greenhouse, an agapanthus is getting ready to bloom! Both of them are doing so well this year. Good choice to let them crowd themselves in their pots and I have fertilized the heck out of them and FINALLY we are getting rewarded. 😉

I moved two pumpkin vines along the fence but they wilted not from heat. I forgot to water them in right away… (eye roll). I did water them just after I shot this photo here in the evening. They should do alright. If not, more are growing in the compost bed still (above).

A couple of the vines had to be moved or I couldn’t work the compost bins…

Part way through the process. The pulled out leaves and grass can just be seen on the very lower right.

I spent about 1 1/2 hours digging out finished compost (from Bin 3, on left ~ it is lovely and soft!) for the blue square pot for the tomatoes, then transferred the under-compost from (Bin 2) into this bin the finish breaking down. Finally, I spent an hour pulling off new grass clippings and leaves which haven’t begun to break down and moved a ton of partially composted things from Bin 1 to Bin 2.

That’s how the compost process works. Takes about a year to make good soil for your garden. Saves a bit on bagged soil, which has become rather expensive. Plus who knows what chemicals are in it these days!

And so that is how one garden thing begat another! The yard is getting tidy and soon we can share a spring tea…

Thanks for hanging in there with me! A good day’s work done. Oh, must remember to take in my sweater… 😉

What changes have you made or are planning for your gardens this spring? This year? See you next week with the changes to our front porch with this month’s Design Challenge…

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Happy gardening, my friends,