On Friday as I was going home from school, I stopped at Home Depot to walk through the garden center. There wasn’t much new to see. I stop there too often. But on my way out the door, I saw that the plant delivery truck was there. How exciting! New plants! I tried to look nonchalant as I walked past, peering into the truck to see what was there.
I saw zinnias! I have been looking for zinnias! I got a tired, beaten up zinnia from Walmart a few weeks ago, but it’s been struggling. I wanted some healthy yellow zinnias. Were there yellow zinnias on the truck? I couldn’t tell… it was too dark in there.
I wondered if I should just sit in the parking lot until the plants got unloaded. That wouldn’t be weird, would it? Yes… yes, that would be weird. I went home. But I couldn’t stop thinking about them.
So I went back. And I found yellow zinnias! Yay!
I also got an impulse buy of a vinca. It’s a variety called tattoo papaya.
I also got a fiber liner for my hanging basket, so the fuchsia is off the floor and hanging properly now.
Yay! It’s like that truck was sent by Santa! What a lovely garden retreat.
We had to go to Menards yesterday and the garden center was a zoo. People are ready for some outdoor sprucing up.
I recently heard that people in the garden biz call this time of the year “100 days of hell.” I need/want some gardening stuff but I am afraid.