I’m not kidding.. -Have a small area where you set things off to the side that you want to donate instead of throw in the dumpster, but don’t get too caught up in it.

And maybe you’ll share some of that knowledge with me!.One day I’ll be just like you, Experienced Gardener Lady.

And this is how I’m getting there.. Don’t worry.I did pull that weed after I saw it in this photo.. People have been checking up on our garden.They drive by and report back to Chris’ parents.

They’ve been saying nice things.I know they just can’t see all the weeds from the road, but it does make me feel encouraged..

If it wasn’t looking so good, I know we’d hear about it.

“So, I hear you’re having a little trouble with the old garden, there.” With a little wink and a smile.I started out by painting two coats of the darker grey over the whole table using a disposable foam brush.

That took about 10 minutes.The paint dried so quickly and so smoothly and really made this a true “nap time project”.. After that I grabbed some painter’s tape and taped off some wide stripes.

I just eye-balled it, which made Chris nervous, but obviously it turned out to be pretty fabulous.So that means I was right and he was wrong if you’re keeping score.