Gearing Up for Gardening

Since Thursday was the first official day of Spring, I decided I should start gearing up for my gardening. School was out Thursday and Friday for Beta Convention so I spent my days preparing my flower beds by putting down garden edging, shopping for shrubs, and researching what would grow best in our front yard. I visited a nursery and was given a lot of great advice for our yard. I have decided that during mid-April I am going to be planting hydrangeas and laurels in front of our porch and along the sidewalk I am planting firepower shrubs and some flowering plants. I have already bought the shrubs but I am going to wait until after tomorrow evening to plant them because there is another chance of snow! The weather sure has been crazy this year. The hydrangeas and laurels and flowering plants have to be bought and planted after the last frost which is apparently around mid-April. I am taking all precautions to keep these plants alive. I have a one year guarantee on the shrubs, thank goodness. Bryan even helped me yesterday test the soil to determine the pH level and the nutrients our yard needs. We have determined that between now and mid-April we are going to have to increase the acid level for the hydrangeas and laurels to live. We also have no nitrogen in our yard thus the reason no grass will grow and only clover will. Apparently clover can absorb nitrogen from the air but grass cannot. So we are going to be sowing grass seed after the last frost date too along with lots of fertilizer. Hopefully in a few months I can post some pictures of a beautiful green and flowery yard. Just keep your fingers crossed! :)