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We made a very ambitious plan yesterday: get up, get dressed, and conquer the garden.\u00a0 And somehow, against all odds, we actually followed the plan. We marched outside like professional landscapers and came back as sweaty, dirt-covered garden warriors.\u00a0 Final score: one 90-gallon trash can stuffed with trimmings, seven old tomato plants evicted, and two humans questioning every life choice that led to this level of productivity.
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We ended up with a box of tomatoes, including a few LARGE green tomatoes, which we will turn into fried green tomatoes.<\/p>\n
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Tomorrow, we are going to Roger’s Gardens to get a Disney Rose and have lunch at the Farmhouse with Bob and Robin.\u00a0 While we are there, we will get seven tomato plants to replace the ones we removed today.<\/p>\n
We eventually went out to the patio, and Mary planted the violets Donna had given her.<\/p>\n
Here are some fun violet trivia facts:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Violets are edible \u2014 both the flowers and leaves of many violet species can be eaten, often used in salads, teas, syrups, and candied decorations.<\/p>\n
\u2022 They symbolize modesty and faithfulness in the language of flowers.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Napoleon Bonaparte loved violets so much that he was nicknamed “Corporal Violet” by some supporters.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Violets can “self-pollinate” using hidden, closed flowers called cleistogamous flowers that never fully open.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The scent of violets seems to disappear and return because a compound called ionone temporarily numbs your smell receptors.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ancient Greeks associated violets with love and fertility, and they used them in perfumes and medicines.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Violet is the state flower of several U.S. states, including Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
While Mary rested, I put away the folding chairs and worked on the drip lines, making sure all the plants could get their drinks!<\/p>\n
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We made a very ambitious plan yesterday: get up, get dressed, and conquer the garden.\u00a0 And somehow, against all odds, we actually followed the plan. We marched outside like professional landscapers and came back as sweaty, dirt-covered garden warriors.\u00a0 Final … Continue reading