Pretty Back Garden

So Mother's Day was very nice. I turned the dirt in the back garden and pulled up all the annoying groundcover stuff. We replaced it not with the dwarf forsythia that I wanted, but something called Spirea



You can't really see from this picture, but this type has both white and purple flowers. I also got a "Golden" one, meaning the leaves are gold, but I don't know where to put it.

My neighbour also gave me a cranberry or something bush. I'm not sure where to put it. Finally, I got a package of Canadian heritage seeds. These are like tiger lilies, which I love. They won't actually sprout until next year, if I plant them now. So I'll be doing that on the 2-4 weekend. Note to Americans: This weekend is a long weekend. We are celebrating the birthday of Queen Victoria ("We are not amused." ) Her birthday was actually the 24th of May, but we just take the Monday before the 24th off and call it the 24th Long Weekend. Traditionally, this is the weekend to open up cottages and put in gardens.

I am reminded that I need to go get some fireworks to shoot off in the back yard. The people in the trailers always look at me funny when I say I don't want anything that actually shoots up into the air more than 4 feet. I just really think that's dangerous. Those spark fountain things are really cool. It's not like you need to have big poofs up in the sky, for heaven's sakes. I'm constantly surprised there aren't more horrible accidents, considering that most folks are drunk when they set them off.

Anyway, the back and side gardens look nice with all the turned and levelled dirt. The dark brown contrasts nicely with the green grass. I can't wait to get the veggies in. Only a couple months until I can have fresh tomatoes!