It's been way too hot!

Omg, it has been way to hot lately!! This past holiday weekend, I spent most of the time trying to redeem our yard's worthiness. It is simply a total mess. We just haven't had the time, and kind of have been a little lazy too, to do our yard like we used to. So, while the neighbors are out watering twice a day and de-weeding all the time, I just simply mow over my weeds. Yup, I believe Martha Stewart and HGTV, that its not always necessary to get rid of all your weeds as they attract Birds, Bees, and Butterflies ( or as I like to call them, the Weed B's). But I don't really have an excuse for letting my nicely done flower beds, that came with our nicely built home, go all scraggly. So, I made it my mission on my long weekend to clean them up a bit. Its amazing how a little bit of fresh mulch does a world of difference......

While at Lowe's getting mulch I decided I would grab a few colorful sun loving flowers (Lantana), but only after a quick phone call to the best green thumb around (right up there with Martha), my mom, to find out if these pretty flowers would be a good fit for where i was wanting to plant them. I might have gotten the athlete and artistic genes, but the gardening gene skipped me somehow. Seriously, i have yet to keep even a house plant alive. After planting them, I went ahead and made a garden flag with scrap fabric i had that matches my Halloween porch pillows (which will be making their appearance in a couple of weeks), and it actually turned out pretty cute. It was a quick make, it only took about 15 minutes and i decided to try applique which didn't turn out too terribly bad. So, my yard is now manicured and the flower beds refreshed. Oh yeah, it is now Tuesday and even though i have watered my new flowers every day, the beautiful lemonade Lantana is dying!! I guess next spring i will just have to hire someone to do my gardening.