Dave's Garden Newsletter had an article recently by Susanne Talbert titled "Spring To-Do Lists." I thought that the article would focus on what tasks need to be done but instead it is about how to categorize them. The author states that first you need to decide on goals she refers to as "Focal Points." Then miscellaneous tasks that need to be done to achieve the focal points should be identified. I am very happy about what I have been able to achieve during the last several weeks but there are still a lot of spring-time chores to finish. So I decided to make my To-Do List. Also, I will update this list when I have finished a chore.
Focal Point 1: Clean all out old foliage, leaves and rubbish from beds.
- Sunday, April 19: Clean and weeded left-sided small back yard bed.
- Saturday, May 2: Dug more Obedient Plant out of the right-sided small back yard bed. Placed four pots in bed and added Geranium Sculpture to fill in bed.
Focal Point 2: Plant/Transplant new and existing plants.
- Saturday, May 2: Transplanted two daylillies and two salvias to the left-sided small back yard bed.
- Sunday, May 3: Transplanted mums to the left-sided small back yard bed.
- Sunday, May 3: Planted new Asao clematis in front of the trellis.
- Sunday, May 3: Planted new Gold Coast Juniper next to the other juniper in the back yard.
Focal Point 3: Trim/Prune shrubs.
- Sunday, April 19: Pruned clematis.
- Sunday, April 19: Dug up spirea bush.
- Saturday, May 2: Pruned Butterfly Bushes back to six inches
Focal Point 4: Sow flower seeds in beds.
Focal Point 5: Buy mulch and add to beds.
- Saturday, May 2 & Sunday, May 3: Put cedar mulch in hosta beds in the back yard.
Focal Point 6: Plant flower pots with violas.
- Sunday, April 19: Finished planting violas.
Focal Point 7: Plant vegetable seeds.
- Sunday, April 19: Planted two pots of lettuce and two pots of radishes.
Focal Point 8: Miscellaneous
- Thursday, April 23: Created a rock border and pathway around the pine tree in the back yard.
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