rose bushes: Being Grateful ... Day 7 ... Spending Free Time Digging in The Dirt!! - 11/07/13 05:25 AM
Being Grateful ... Day 7 ... Spending Free Time Digging in the Dirt!!
 
I don't know about you, but I love to get outside and dig in the dirt.  This morning I had a little free time and our little flower bed around our mail box needed prepared for fall.  I had so much fun cutting back the rose bushes, weeding, digging out old dirt and adding fresh dirt plus mulching.  I also put in some small winter pansies.
 

I get so much satisfaction with the finished product and will enjoy those tiny little pansy faces all winter … (10 comments)

rose bushes: First Heavy Frost of The Season in Charlotte, NC - 11/12/11 10:58 AM
This morning it was white with frost.  In fact I did a double take when I looked out the window.  It was still dark, but the ground was white.  I actually thought it had snowed.
 


In this picture you can see that the rose bushes still have roses in bloom.  I will be busy cutting back all of these gardens, so that they can rest for the winter.
 
The next big rain will take off the leaves and trees will be bare. 
 
No matter what season, it is always beautiful in Charlotte, NC.
 
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