Better Homes and Gardens
When people in Tucson think “March Madness” they are usually thinking about college basketball. The University of AZ has a good chance of going all the way and winning big this year….Yeah!!!! Go Wildcats!!!!
No, I’m not being sarcastic…yet 😉
I’m talking about a whole different kind of March madness, and an entirely different take on spring fling, spring fever, and there’s spring in my step! When I say March madness, I’m referring to the area in my yard that extends past the patio and (trust me) the weeds take on a number of “little shop of horrors” attributes. This ensures that I will be madder than a hornet, contemplating just how I am going to make my yard look like the one that I envision in my mind. I picture something like this one from Better Homes and Gardens.
What I have in my yard is BIG, GIANT, FULL-OF-THORNS, WEEDS (shown actual size) that when stepped on, put a spring in my step, and when in full bloom, are guaranteed to bring on spring hay fever! Just try to pull them up by the roots and do the spring fling into the garbage pail….. I’ve tired it and I ended up with a garden glove full of stickers and dirt in my hair!
Look at the color on these weeds… and check out what this color inspired!
Patina inspired by weeds!
Let me get in here and help ya out Mama!
Amazing Rosie in the maze
But what my new snoodle puppy Rosie-Posey says is, “It’s spring! Look at the flowers! If you look at them closely enough even the weeds look pretty….. and take a look at this round rock thing….it’s AMAZING!” (I know, I know, don’t take it as proof positive, that your sorry attempt at yard décor is fabulous, just because your dog thinks so.)
white weed close up!
Rosie and I love to spend time in the yard….. we ignore the weeds we can’t conquer…the ones that are imbedded in the hard, dry, Arizona dirt. In a couple of months it will be too hot out for even those weeds. We enjoy the mild temperatures and the sunshine while we can.
We love Bees!
And my little snoodle reminds me that we have a couple of upstart plants that bring the bees and butterflies and bright color to the yard and that it’s good to take a break and stop to smell the flowers. Getting out in nature is inspiring!
Desert blooms
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Spring Madness Rocks! You and Rosie-Posey just kick back and smell the flowers, watch the birds flit by, admire the bizzy bees doing their work, and remember you are an artist and artists need creative rejuvenation time.! Love from your pal KaitieBug the LadyBug
this was too funny and the spring inspired patina was ‘killer!’. i live for patina’s like that!
your ‘muse-ing’ has definitely inspired me to go prompt my husband to get out the hula ho while i sit back and make something pretty. (and rosey-posey has prompted our cats to go help. good job rosey-posey, birds and lizards are usually their only inspiration~)
BEES! I love your “natural style” garden, Marnie, and so do the bees and “busterflies!” Enjoy it now and weed later when it’s all dead and dried out (before it becomes fire fuel)…the patina looks gorgeous! anne 🙂
Kaitiebug, I don’t have much time to sit back and relax….but Rosie and I sneak it in!
Aevya, when your husband finishes with the hula ho (I think I need one of those just ‘cuz I like the name) can he come over and show my husband how it’s done??? He’s a dream around the house but he doesn’t like yard work at all!
Oh it’s “natural style” Anne…. but the “busterflies” love it!