Well, I filled in the trench a couple of weeks ago, with 10 bags of topsoil from Lowe's and 6 from Ace. It now looks like a dark grey rainbow across the yard.
Last weekend I went to Birmingham, and on Saturday me and my mom did the Birmingham News' Itty Bitty Scavenger Hunt at Aldridge Gardens in Hoover. We found 19 of 25 of the items, but we didn't even turn it in. It was mainly an excuse to get out and enjoy the spring. We probably walked at least 2 miles trying to find all the stuff. There was a fair amount blooming: mainly camellias hyacinths.
After we left the gardens, we went in search of a nursery, but it was after 5:00, so we ended up at Home Depot. Against our better judgment, we got a lithodora which, after reading online, seems to be more suited for the west coast zone 7 than the deep south zone 7. But it's out in the yard and is quite pretty right now, so we'll see. I also got three cheddar pinks, which I've always loved and seem to do well here.
On Sunday, we dug up some Christmas ferns and some Lenten roses from the backyard, and I planted them on the shady side of the yard when I got home.
I'm also on perpetual weed patrol.
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