Well, it’s spring and yesterday we played hooky and made a run to Lancaster, PA to buy plants.

Several weeks ago we cleaned out a large over grown area in our front yard to the left of the walk as you face the house. It was infested with vines and ivy and no matter how we weeded each year it quickly got out of control. So it was dug out, save the rose bushes, and covered with mulch – hence the need for new plants.

We went to Black Creek Gardens, for lots of plants; Briar Rose Greenhouse, for hanging baskets; Sauder’s Nursery, for a plant for cousin Susan; and Hoover’s Farm Market where we bought cookies and shoe fly pie!

I re planted my hanging baskets off the deck with a tight mix of Lettuce, Rosemary, Oregano, Dill, Italian Parsley, Nasturtiums, Coriander, 2 Sages, French Thyme, and 2 Basils. Looking forward to grabbing a few herbs as I’m cooking this summer!

In front, where we dug things up, we have planted, so far, Verbena, Salvia, Coral Bells and Lambs Ears.