Crystal and I have been spending quite of bit of time working outside on improving the look and feel of our home. Although I have never considered myself much of a ‘yard person’ (always felt like a rather pointless endeavor to me), I have to admit that I am really enjoying the process of setting up and planning for the exterior of our home. I am not sure if it is an ownership / vested interest thing, but I have found that I am having a blast sewing grass, planting plants, and picking appropriate items for our yard.
One of our more recent projects that we took on was the planting Crystal’s flower garden. Although I never really gave it much thought, apparently there is quite a bit of preparation / work that goes into your basic flower garden. There are seeds to be bought, soil to be turned, and equipment to be procured. Crystal, of course, knew almost exactly what she wanted and how to get things done, so I had the pleasure of taking the back seat and being the ‘flower wing-man.’ Being the supportive husband that I am, I silently suffered through the grueling hours of flower selection, served as the ‘smell tester’ for each and every variety (giving the appropriate grunt where applicable), and slaved away at hole-digging duties throughout the flower gardening process (admittedly, Crystal dug her fair share). [Stoopid flowers… ;) ]
Through it all, I hate to admit that I had quite a bit of fun working with Crystal on this project. Even though, this may cost me quite a few man points, I was really pleased with the final result of our labor and thought it would be worth the risk to share it with the world:
Now that Crystal has proven that she has such a green thumb, I think that I need to let her take over the lawn, which is currently my project. Apparently, I am proving to be a bit of a failure in this department, lol. It is not that I am doing ‘horrible’… after all I can clearly see a few blades of grass here or there…
