I know some of you ladies are really into gardening, and have some beautiful yards. I, myself, have a bit of a black thumb, but for a space of about a month or two every year I attempt to plant things. The urge never lasts long. Either I have a short attention span, or everything dies, or both.

Anyway, so now it's that time of year for me and I'm attempting to clean up the yard and make it a little more liveable. I want to put a small native flowering tree in my front yard, maybe a common dogwood, because we could use more trees in my neighborhood, and maybe if I have someone put in the tree (I have neither the time or inclination to do that myself) I'll have them put a border in off my back deck so I can put some plants in. I'm also thinking of an easy-to-care-for flowerbox or two on my back deck where there's lots of sun for a few herbs.

Herbs are the one thing I can't ever seem to kill (and I use)!

Are any others out there struggling with gardening, or attempting to just keep their land nice-looking? Tips for a new homeowner? I live a really busy life with all my hobbies, so it's hard to fit in taking care of the house and yard, these things tend to get dropped by the wayside, but maybe I'll be able to fit in a bit more of this this year (I say that ever year!!)

K.