It Was a Day of Plants and Planting - Look at Our New Blooms!

DH and I skipped our usual Sunday morning routine and were on the road to be at Gerten's by their opening time of 8:00 am. It was time to buy plants for the garden, and our day was totally mapped out for us. (1) Buy plants. (2) Plant plants. (3) Collapse with a drink (4) Call it an early night. And that's pretty much exactly what we did. We were going to split a Chipotle Burrito Bowl for dinner, but decided to just eat whatever we already had in the fridge or freezer. No energy to spare. 

Here's some of what we chose for our cart. Lots of 
wonderful flowers to make the garden bright and 
happy. While we were planting, I already saw bees 
taking an interest. Whoot! 

We were afraid there wouldn't be any Dahlia plants 
available - they weren't on the website. But we were 
pleasantly surprised. They had a LOT of Dahlias, and we got 
several for the garden, including this lovely one. 

We bought a LOT of plants. DH had his list, and knew what he wanted. I don't really have any say in what goes into the yard, it's DH's playground and interest, not mine. His is to plant, mine is to enjoy - LOL. So, he had his list and we dove into that as soon as the gates were open and we had our two-level cart. By the time we finished, an hour or 90 minutes later, the cart was totally filled on both levels. He had a mental budget of no more than $250, and we ended up slightly below that, so SCORE! LOL. 

He also got my Lantanas (four different kinds) and some 
Begonias in a bright and happy orange shade. So pretty! 

And here they are - our varied purchases all tucked 
into Minion's back hatch. We spent all afternoon getting 
these into the ground, and still have a few odds 
and ends that DH will get planted over the next few 
days when he's figured out exactly where he wants them. 

All in all, it was a very successful trip. And because of the EXCELLENT map that Chickie  drew for me, I didn't miss my turnoff on the return trip, and all occurred without any excess drama. Getting all of these beautiful flowers more than made up for skipping breakfast and getting totally exhausted in the hot weather we had yesterday while getting all of these beauties into their new, permanent homes. I hope you had a productive weekend, as well as one filled with beauty. I'm already looking forward to a summer of color and vibrancy. The garden is planted ... now it's time to enjoy it! Slava Ukraini and 

חיים למען ישראל.