With Miss Mia constantly digging up the backyard, we’ve decided not to plant a vegetable garden this year. I’ll miss tending to the veggies, but it is for the best. Instead of planting the backyard, we are moving the pretty flowers to the front yard.

One very chilly and rainy Saturday, we headed off to a local hardware store that was having their yearly Garden Party. Agnes and I were so excited to go, the boys not so much…

Agnes and I headed to the greenhouse, and the guys headed indoors to look for a few items.

We wandered through the greenhouse a few times, and Agnes said we needed a cart.

Since this was our first time planting on the west side of the house. I asked a super-friendly lady for some advice on what grows best. She had some great advice, and introduced me to a new flower too.

We filled our cart, and went off to find the guys.

Since it was so cold, we brought all of the new plants indoors and decorated the foyer.

I have to say, I loved having all of the flowers in the house. The foyer smelled just like a florists shop.

The bright flowers cheered up a chilly day too.

The next day the weather warmed up, so we headed to the front yard to do some work. James got out the weed-eater to work on the bulb plants that were done for the season, and I set in on weeding around the flag pole. The kids helped a bit too. They picked up sticks, and had fun running around the yard.

We decided to start a new flowerbed around the tree on the side of the yard. James and the kiddos found stones in the backyard to make the new flowerbed. The chore kept the big kids busy.

The new flowerbed has lots of shade. I planted several shade loving daisies.

I hope they do well in their new home.

We still have a few more spots to plant in the front yard. I love the new spaces to garden though. I think another trip out to the nurseries is in order. Well as soon as the rain stops.