sidetracked

Today I went out intending to straighten another line of bricks on the garden edging, some are still wonky. But I got distracted by doing things with plants instead! I guess that's a good sign of my interest reviving. I cleared grass and spreading bugleweed from the stone edge on the side bed in the backyard, pulled most of the violets out of the front bed, yanked out all the 'autumn joy' sedums in that area (they look diseased), dug and planted in their spot a few lungwort babies, cleared some weeds and sensitive fern (dying back) from around the young arborvitae on the sunny sideyard, pulled up the milkweed over there (it looks sickly too, and I still don't have any monarchs visiting), turned part of the leaf mulch pile and mulched all of the front bed. Whew! 

I wore my skating knee pads while doing the work. It really saves some aches.

My canna lilies died this past winter too. They had never flowered, so I don't feel that's too much loss.

The beautyberry are looking fantastic! I should get some photos (might edit to add later). Even the young ones I dug up and transplanted few years ago, are looking nice (though not making decorative berries yet). I have one in the front bed and am really looking forward to how showy that will be someday soon.