visiting our local true value garden center was on the list today but not for plants. it was on there to get some stain for a project i started the other cold rainy day. i rarely go to the hardware store that i don't at least stroll thru the plants...if the weather is nice enough. what a difference a week makes...last week nothing much was there but today a different story. some of my containers definitely needed sprucing up so i bought mostly green fillers(F), spillers(S), and a few thrillers(T). my list of goodies. for the victory garden: anethum graveolens ~ herb dill flat italian parsely ~ papa joe's african daisy astra ~ violet african daisy astra ~ white improved for my backyard patio containers: dracaena indivsa ~ spike T lysimachia 'midnight sun' ~ creeping jenny S ipomoea batatias 'little blackie' ~ sweet potato vine S asparagus setaceus ~ plumosa fern F vinca major maculata ~ vinca vine S citronella ~ scented geranium T for a walkway leading to side of yard and our hot tub: lautentia fluciatilus ~ a lovely little trailing ground cover for an antique urn in the front yard : festuea glauca 'elijah blue' ~ blue fescue got them all planted this afternoon with the sun shining for a bit. happy springtime.