Yesterday was 75 degrees and sunny. yeah! I wanted to get outside and prune the roses. I have eight rose bushes and three of them were here when we moved in and have grown a little out of control. I had been hesitant on pruning, because I wasn’t sure when to do it. By volunteering at the garden I learned that now is the time. P helped, with attitude, but he still helped. I didn’t realize how much standing I would be doing but obviously I couldn’t prune sitting down. I was out there 20 minutes before he joined me and took out the larger branches. It also had gotten very hot in the sun and I was feeling it.
It was wonderful to work outside, get back on the golf cart and use my kneeler. As usual, I pushed myself. I have Sedum growing around the lamp post and all the old stalks needed to be cut down, the new growth had already started to appear at the roots. If I wait too long, the Sedum will start growing out of the old branches, which I don’t want. Needless to say there were weeds and I had to pull those out too. I could feel the sun and was getting very hot. I had to leave 3/4 of the way done. If I got down on my knees one more time, I would not have ben able to get back up. P later went out and t=did the rest, I am grateful for that.
There is a ton of work in the garden to do but I have to appreciate what I can get done and not think of all the work. I accomplished what I wanted, (pruning the roses), and the Sedum is done. The rest of the week is going to rain and then get cold again. I’m happy I didn’t have to go anywhere today. My whole body is feeling the work I did yesterday.