Wednesday May 27, 2009 6:30 am......12 degrees and soft gentle rain. I just took a stroll through my garden with my umbrella, if my neighbours are up they must think I am nuts but the birds are singing and our garden smells so wonderful. No better way to start the day.

I love looking at the rain drops on the Hosta leaves. Yesterday we had tons of wind so there are white apple blossom petals everywhere, including in the fish ponds. The wind also broke some of my ferns, I see a bit of work to do when the rain stops. I love my garden.

Went a little crazy with the cedar mulch this year, put it in most of our beds, I really like the way it makes the plants pop.

This bed has assortment of Hosta, Hydrange, Bleed Hearts, Trilliums, Mini Roses, Clematis, and Columbines. Plus some Marigolds, Impatients and Geraniums.

This is a small deck we built at the back of our yard. The farmers field behind has a big pond and when crops grow in the field we can't see pond with Canada Geese and Ducks so we raised up this little deck for a couple of chairs. We call it our Cottage. I love clematis (you will note I love alot of plants) and have wanted to put one here somewhere to pretty up the deck. I will show you in a couple of months how it did.

Did an inventory count on Saturday, two days OK, up to 103 Hosta, not all different breeds, 103 plants. Hubby thinks 103, 104 came home yesterday and got planted when he was not looking.

And I saw 105 at the garden centre, I do not have one and will watch for it to go on sale.

OK, I know pots do not look that full, but this part of my gardening on a budget. Each fall these pots are full of ivy, I take ivy out of pot and place in my garden for the winter and then in Spring use again. I will show you pots in a month once ivy takes off.

OK, I know I am late blogging, like to do early Monday morning to update what I did on weekend but #1 I can barely move. My body hurts really bad spent all weekend planting planters, weeding flower beds, planting flower beds and spreading cedar mulch. We went a little crazy with the cedar mulch this year, have used it in almost all my beds.

OK so my hubby is correct, I have an addiction. Pots Pots and more pots. Hopefully this afternoon, it is such a beautiful day, I will get these planted. 4 window boxes, 6 hanging planters, 9 planters, assorted clay pots, plus there is probably 20 or more in "potting shed" still not brought out. I will try to get this group done today, see how my back holds out.