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Panic in Freezeland!
I'm all in a dither! I'm having a baby shower this Saturday for my dearest friend - my home was chosen because of my beautiful garden, which at this time of year is really nice ... EXCEPT NOW! Post freeze, all bets are off. I haven't wanted to just cover up the bareness - now that I have the opportunity, I want to do something thoughtful, something that 'ups the ante'. But I haven't thought of the right thing yet - I'm still in the design phase, and now I have 40 people coming and a garden that looks like poo. And here I am, supposedly the hot shot garden woman. I feel sort of fraudish right now. I fear judgement. Judy says it is a good thing for a garden designer to have a half-assed garden, because it shows that you're super busy. Is she right, or is she rationalizing because her garden also looks like poo, due to a house remodel that is going way longer than expected? I almost want to put up a sign, explaining the whole freeze ordeal. The pressure! I've been having dinner parties up until now, but with the early daylight savings, I can't hide my unfinished garden in the dark of night any longer. I have to get it done. But it won't be done the day after tomorrow ... I just have to suck it up and let my poor little plants perform as best they can. Wish us all luck!
Oh no. So is there anything to do? Drape the plants and call them ghosts of their former selves?
I'm doing a quick switch-a-roo ... I'm taking all my pots (the ones that survived) and popping them in the big holes left by the freeze. That makes it look a little better, and it opens up stair space for people to sit on (my wide stairs were designed to act like benches for outdoor parties - a mini version of the Spanish Steps). I'm also putting lots of vodka in the lemonaid!