Alongside my long-awaited home ownership comes the burgeoning of many garden hopes, plans, and dreams. I’m determined to rein in my ambition and keep things to a reasonable pace. So here are some things I hope to get done in this gardening season:

1. Dig out carpenter-ant infested stump in the front yard. We’ve already started, and what a big pit it’s going to take. That was a BIG tree in its day.
2. Dig planting beds along the sidewalk. Plant ornamental grass plug hedge (when my order arrives, in April) and fill in with flower seeds until the grass gets big.
3. Plant some calendula. (Done!)
4. Build a garden gate.
5. Mix concrete and set the 2 gate posts. (Also mailbox, while we’re at it.)
6. Install gate on its hinges.
7. Measure, mark, & fence an area of the front yard.
8. Dig up turf within fenced perimeter.
9. Gather rocks & make a circle around the crab-apple tree. (Half done already!)
10. Plant raspberry bushes and strawberry plants in autumn in fenced garden.
11. Plant daffodils and other spring bulbs in autumn.
12. Spread some mulch around crab-apple, rosebush, possibly also paths or foundation beds. Got to figure out where and how much.

We’ll see how much gets done!