Coming Up Roses
Apr. 5th, 2026 09:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
days_unfoldingI ordered the Japanese Maple because the plant nursery was having a sale. I also ordered some fertilizer for the trees and the roses.
Woke up at 8:30 AM. Had a lively conversation with Zara when I went to get her dish. The dogs, surprisingly, came in after an hour. It’s 40F/4C, so that’s probably why. Everyone is fed. Nap time. Oliver is on the shelf over the bedroom door. Sneaky little dickens. Woke up after an hour. I’m not sure if I woke up spontaneously or Gracie woke me up.
Hmm. I saw an ad for grass seed that you just roll out in sheets. That might work with the dogs.
Napped again for an hour.
Crud. There’s a freeze watch on early Tuesday morning. Should I plant the roses or not? Three out of four are bare roots. I’m thinking of doing the tilling, but waiting until Tuesday to plant them. I need to check if they need water.
There was gravel where I want to plant the roses, so I used the transfer shovel to scrape off the gravel. It worked pretty well and there was dirt underneath, so I didn’t need to till. I got the cedar beds with legs in the garage, piece by piece because it was too heavy to drag over there. I need to print off the assembly instructions online. I watered the roses (they sent three out of four). The roses came with plastic wrap that I can put over them in case of frost.
I forgot today was Easter and the local grocery store was closed, so I picked up some munchies at Circle K. Watched The Pitt during dinner. The dogs are in and fed.
I’m doing some laundry, but then I’ll go to bed.
Woke up at 8:30 AM. Had a lively conversation with Zara when I went to get her dish. The dogs, surprisingly, came in after an hour. It’s 40F/4C, so that’s probably why. Everyone is fed. Nap time. Oliver is on the shelf over the bedroom door. Sneaky little dickens. Woke up after an hour. I’m not sure if I woke up spontaneously or Gracie woke me up.
Hmm. I saw an ad for grass seed that you just roll out in sheets. That might work with the dogs.
Napped again for an hour.
Crud. There’s a freeze watch on early Tuesday morning. Should I plant the roses or not? Three out of four are bare roots. I’m thinking of doing the tilling, but waiting until Tuesday to plant them. I need to check if they need water.
There was gravel where I want to plant the roses, so I used the transfer shovel to scrape off the gravel. It worked pretty well and there was dirt underneath, so I didn’t need to till. I got the cedar beds with legs in the garage, piece by piece because it was too heavy to drag over there. I need to print off the assembly instructions online. I watered the roses (they sent three out of four). The roses came with plastic wrap that I can put over them in case of frost.
I forgot today was Easter and the local grocery store was closed, so I picked up some munchies at Circle K. Watched The Pitt during dinner. The dogs are in and fed.
I’m doing some laundry, but then I’ll go to bed.
