leder legends

The Dump So, in Grand Rapids there is a dump for yard waste and it's free. At least there is no money involved but it is not without cost...phy sical c ost.  We have a very nasty truc k that roars like a tank and makes me feel like a rednec k grandma as I drive it to the dump.  This morning , we lo aded up the tr uck with bags and bags of leaves and branches and off I went to the dump, carefully staying below the speed limit and praying tha t I wouldn't be stopped for a noise violation. To tell the truth it was kind of fun!   I arrived at the dump without incident a nd off-loaded my b ags and watched as the man parked next to me proceeded to dump an e n tire trailer of BEAUTIFUL mulch! He told me it was the remai ns of 22 yards of mulch that they had ordered! 22 yards!! I can't even imagine that much mulch!  Needless to say, I was n ot able to resist helping myself to the stuff. I filled bags and the back of the truck with as much of the stuff as I had ener...

May Flowers So, these days I have been cleaning up the flowerbeds in my yard and bemoaning the fact that most of this could have been done in the fall. At the same time I love exploring the beds to see what has made it through the winter and what needs to be divided. Almost everything is up and show little sign of winter harm. The Joe Pie weed, hibiscus and the galardia are perhaps not returning but I'll give it a few weeks. It's May 8 and I am quite surprised at the amount of spring blossoms in my yard. There are lots of these lawn beauties. and lots of these... both of which I could do without!! Tulips Cowslip primroses Lenten rose (a hellebore...I think) white lamium ( a ground-cover) A dark purple mini iris...it's the first iris blooming. I wish I could remember where I got it from last year.  Brunnera Solomon's seal Pink lamium bleeding heart Rhododendron   Old-fashion bleeding heart...