Having purchased them a few days ago, I finally decided the weather was nice enough this afternoon for me to plant my annual flowers this year. Well, it wasn't so much the great weather, but more so that I donated blood after lunch today and couldn't go to the gym. I suppose I could have gone to the gym, but I'd have probably passed out on my favorite elliptical machine.
All in all, planting things in the ground isn't that tough. Dig a little hole, put the plant in, and push the dirt back in tight around it. Done and done. One could spice it up a bit by adding some sort of fertilizer or Miracle Grow something, but I'm confident my soil is in top-notch shape and up to the challenge of nurturing my orange marigolds and white impatiens.
My back yard is kind of bland, so I'm mulling throwing in some foliage* back there, too. Maybe a few rose bushes would looks nice. The trouble with "maybe," as I've learned in my life, is that "maybe not" is also an option.
*Foliage is not to be confused with my favorite factoring method: FOIL. Well, I take that back. I think my favorite method is actually trial and error factoring. I can usually look at the equation and figure it out in my head before writing anything down.
