Deck in Place

So we've set up the deck, at least in some preliminary fashion. Went for the $30 canopy that was on sale for $20 at Rite Aid. It's, um, lightweight. We'll see how it does. (It is anchored down.)

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden plant sale is Tuesday, so I will attend the freakout and I'm sure come back with things I never intended on buying. It's always so overwhelming and I go into sort of a trance. After that, I plan to head to Lowe's to get some cheap annuals and maybe some impulse-buy perennials, as well as tomatoes and herbs. Although I do plan on buying some herbs at the farmer's market at Borough Hall, from the wizened old plant man who I love and think rocks. (And have never spoken to other than when buying plants.) Anyway, at Lowe's they had a bargain rack last year of kind of busted up plants that were way cheap and in some cases, capable of rehabilitation. Score.

Filed under experimentation: bought some elepant ears bulbs (is that what they are?) at Lowe's (ok, I went to preview the goods a couple weeks ago). Hoping I can have some huge glorious, tropical action. Planted one today, with some Morning Glory seeds I harvested from last year's vines. Together, we will track the progress.