can't wait to get dirty

[marla]

Winter is dragging on longer every year I'm hoping for an early spring. I have so much to do to the flower gardens this spring. Last fall my back acted up again and so I didn't get much done so now I'll be behind. Lots of transplanting, can't wait to get out there. If I can manage to figure this out I'll post a few pics[/url]

[marla]

OK, I must be dumb, I can't figure out how to post a pic. If someone could give me step by step. I did create an album at photobucket like busy said, but how do I get it here?"

[Ron C]

OK, I must be dumb, I can't figure out how to post a pic. If someone could give me step by step. I did create an album at photobucket like busy said, but how do I get it here?"

I use photobucket also. When you go to the photobucket page, below the picture you want highlite the one beside where it says Img. click your right mouse button, choose copy, then open up the message on here that you want the picture in and click your left mouse button again and choose paste. That is all there is to it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/PondGuy/oldman.gif

[marla]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/grandmavis/butterflyhouse.jpg

[marla]

ok that was easy, didn't work that way the first time. I also created an album here, so I won't bore everyone they can look if they want. Got a digital last spring and tried it in the gardens first, because flowers don't move, figured they be easy.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v729/grandmavis/pinktulips.jpg

[Ron C]

Tole ya it were easy

[Terri]

I can't wait to get my fingers in some nice dirt!!! Where's spring!?!?!

Great pics marla :D Welcome to the board!

[Jackie Ramo]

Marla, I have thos same tuplips and their name is on the tip of my tongue.... help!!!! Pink Sensation? maybe

Ron again thanks for helping out.

[Busy B]

Butterfly house?...Too cute of a picture!

I tried tulips for the first time last year and fell in love...bought some more but didn't get them planted...their under snow outside so hope they make it and I can squeese them into some dirt come spring :)

Yup...come on spring!

[Jackie Ramo]

Busy don't wait for spring, bing them in now and plant them up, they will bloom in just afew weeks, early spring, a wonderful experience.

[Busy B]

I bought enough to fill a whole bed but ran out of energy..

I stuck the bag by the perennials I'm hoping will winter...don't want to dig them out now..but they've got hyacinths in the stores...love that smell!

[Jackie Ramo]

WE have all the bulbs in the stores now, my crocus in the greenhouse are starting to peek. home grown, maybe they are snowdrops... didn't mark the pots as usuall. oh well surprises are good!!!

[marla]

I also wanted to buy alot more bulbs to put back in the woods (that's where these were) but my back got really bad so I could do it. This year for sure, I loose alot out there, either rot or varmints. The ones in my front garden come up realy late, I need to move them they compete to much with the other flowers.

[Jackie Ramo]

Oh the joys of gardening, in the winter we miss it and in the spring our backs hurt :lol: :lol: We seem to always being eyeing it in distain wishing this or that was different. :lol: And I have not even mentioned the weed word!!

[Busy B]

Today was a beautiful spring like day...didn't even hardly notice the mounds of snow! Was 44 :shock: Roads were melting, windshield wipers trying to keep up...beautiful sunny day!

So nice to breath the air and not have it freeze your lungs :lol:

[Dayleen]

Beautiful pictures !! We have no snow but it got cold again and the ponds that are shut down are frozen solid ... again ... yuk

I just want it warmed up enough to remove sod and bring in the machines to dig 3 new ponds. 40.000, 11.000 and 3200 us gallons....nothing like your yard looking like a cluster bomb has gone off ... LOL

Then mid season we'll put in the first of 3 grow out ponds about 70.000 gallons each and each under their own greenhouse.

God help us if they start metering our water :twisted:

[marla]

Snowing here again, started last night. Huge flakes, everything is white again. Dayleen, that is a HUGE undertaking, I'm not quite that ambishous, but I think I do want more.

[Dayleen]

Tell me about it...but...it's got to get done. The big one may not be started until mid summer but the 2 smaller ones have to get started before we open for the season.

We bought 3 acres Aug 2003 and have been filling it up with ponds ever since. It takes 4 hours on a ridding mower to do the lawns here....i'd rather have ponds.

Plus i have too many Koi for the ponds i currently have....and i have sold the ones i didn't like already. Terri can probably attest to this one....i kept about 75 (out of 5000) of my imports last year to grow on and see how they develop....gotta have room for them for the next 2 years or so....it's an addiction :lol: :lol:

[marla]

I know about the lawn cutting, we have a little less, 2 acres, about 6 years ago we planted the back with poplurs, oaks, ceders, pines, and maples. We do not cut this let it go natural, I have planted lots of wildflowers and bulbs back there so it's more then just tall grass. New at ponding, as of this last late summer, but already can see the addiction. I may need to nip it in the butt though, as time is fleeting.

[Jackie Ramo]

Marla, good luck in nipping it in the bud, many have tried few have succeeded :lol: A backwoods garden, sounds lovely.

[marla]

It's my secret garden planted for a grandchild I lost, slightly hidden but yet always there.

[Jackie Ramo]

Having just had my only grandson visit for the weekend, I understand the loss you would feel. Hugs