2) Don't put a bluebird house on a tree . A utility pole , fence post or T-post out in the open works better.

3) Guineas get run over a lot.

Couldn't help it. It was just too pretty this weekend. I put out tomatoes, zucchini, and a bunch of tender tropicals this weekend. Jasmine is already in bloom, mandevilla, couple daturas, asparagus ferns, a sago palm, basil, and some castor beans up front. Going to put out the maypops and more daturas next weekend. And I need more trellises for things to climb.

Bouquet from this morning, gracing my office with the most potent jasmine and old rose scent.

I need some help here. I want to plant something that comes out of each hole in this rim. But...I dont want to completely obscure the rim either. I want it to be visible.

Ideas?

The lug nut holes too?

Sorry, no. Only the large holes.

Are you wanting flowers or vegetables?

How tall do you want it too? Are we talking about some short little thing like some petunias growing out of it? Or some sprawling thing like lantanas? Or tall like some purple millet grass or even some really big stuff like castor beans.

Assuming it's in full sun , that's gonna get hot . I'd suggest portulaca ( rose moss) or maybe some small cacti . If you're putting it in a more shaded location succulents like hen and chicks , aloes , etc. would work as well as herbs . If you put it in real shade I'd try begonias or impatiens.
That would look good in the middle of a rock garden surrounded by maguey , napoli and yucca.

Thanks for the ideas. I have googled your recommendation but have not decided yet what to do. I'm thinking maybe the purple millet in the center and then some sort of plants around the outside holes.

I can tell you this though, that wheel and tire is one heavy mother!

This man knows what he's talking about. And some low growing succulents like hen and chicks or things like that would look really cool around it. I saw a whole bunch outside at Home Depot on Saturday and considered picking them up but I have no idea where they'd go in the yard.

That's a really great idea and would look very cool.

I did get the garden tilled again yesterday, weeded some flower beds, made my trellis for the snow peas, put a bluebird house in the garden, built a bird feeder, recycled an old fence and made some tomato cages and started some cuke seed germinating in a paper towel.

Tomorrow thru Friday shows to be good planting days for above ground crops. So, I will pant the cukes, squash, beans and another variety of peas along with some more maters and peppers.

I planted carrots on March 1. Still no sign of sprouts. I know they can take up to 21 days or so, but really thought they would be up by now. Should I scrap that row and re-plant?

I think that is what I am going to go with. My wife had a hen and chicks plant she loved....but one of the dogs demolished it. I will plant this one for her.

I started a succulent display in a large round shallow planter ( maybe 2' wide x 8" deep and keep it in partial shade. Saw an idea about making a large wreath out of chicken wire , packing it with spanghum moss then planting small succulents in there . They'll eventually grow to cover the wire and moss .

I've got one of those dish type planters full of peat and spanghum with pitcher plants and venus flytraps . Get the non-tropicals and you can just leave it outside during the winter ( they go dormant) .

Pitcher plant flowers.