Spring So Far

I am so thankful for the sunny weather lately. It finally feels like spring is here. These past few weekends have been spent outside, working in the yard with my parents. We began with clearing out all our flower beds, which was not the most fun part of the planting process. We had to clean out all the dead plants and leaves to make room for the new ones. We filled so many trash bags that we were exhausted at the end. Next, my mom and I went to multiple stores to find smaller flowers to put in her flowerpots and around the house.

While gardening, we had to go to the store multiple times to get all the supplies that we needed. My mom is kind of a plant nerd, so we had to get all kinds of things, like potting soil, topsoil and different types of plant food. I am still not sure what we bought, but my mom tells me there is a purpose for all of them. My dad even built her a little working station in our garage where she can keep all her gardening supplies.

I have never had much of a green thumb; in fact, I am known to kill plants if someone leaves for vacation and lets me take care of their flowers. But I love being outside and hanging out with my parents, and they love to garden. Typically, my idea of having a good time outside is a walk with my dog, but my mom loves to plant flowers. This weekend, we mostly planted things at my grandma’s house. My mom and grandma had previously gone to a greenhouse to pick out flowers, and this weekend we dug holes and planted them all.

We first dug up a few old plants that were beginning to die and trimmed the current ones. Next, we planted the new plants in their place. We had two white plants that needed a home and moved one of the current plants to the other side of the yard. I was tasked with watering, fetching tools and gathering trimmings to throw away.

It started to get late after that, so we decided to finish for the day and check out the new growth of the plants that we had already planted. So many things are starting to sprout and flower. It is super exciting, and I cannot wait to see everything in full bloom.