WASHED UP IN THE GARDEN!

 I've been whining for many years about having a laundry sink in the garden. Why, you may ask? So that I can wash pots. So here it is with a fresh coat of beige paint. While it's not hooked up to a water source...no faucet at this point, it does have a cold water spigot nearby. I'll have to haul out some hot water from the kitchen but at least I'll have a large enough place to scrub pots and hold enough water. Beats washing 'em on the ground! Did I mention that I hate dirty pots? After some 40+ years of gardening I have a sizable investment in garden pots! 

 Here are a few pots on a simple, free standing 3 shelf system.You can see that the fence behind the pot shelving, along with ALL the raised beds, is now painted. We've had a spate of warm (mid 50's to mid 60's), dry, non-foggy weather and it makes me "yust go nuts" (said with a Swedish accent by Yack). So I prevail on my aforementioned under-gardener to help me with projects on my "TO DO THIS SPRING" list. So far that has included replacing 8 fence boards and patching knot holes in this pitiful (but now better) fence. We're hoping to at least make it harder for the rats to get into our yard from the neighbor's mess.

We also revamped and painted the pea trellis so it almost disappears into the side of the big storage building. Some day, I keep telling myself, I'll be through with all these major projects so that all I'll have to do in the spring is plant stuff....(uh huh, says my under-gardener). Well, it could happen...?