...cleaning-up, driveway & front porch

my latest, never-ending project...



it seems only a few weeks ago that the creeper was contained...



the debris on the porch is part, post-bath redo...
part, seasonal "un-decorating"[the reason I so seldom decorate...]
part, house de-cluttering...
and part, plant debris & seasonal maintenance...



the hanging geraniums that came down at Christmas...
were OK until it got too hot...
now they need some tlc, to be watered thoroughly & re-hung...
out of the harsh, afternoon sun...



which I managed to do, after moving some junk...
[here, you see them "back up"]
but this is as far as I've gotten so far...



the "johnny jump-ups" & cyclamen...
that I wanted to move to the back where it's shady...
didn't get moved before they got fried...
and in moving the clay pots you see here...
they fell off the cart and broke...
so I had to pick up a couple of new pots for the portulacas...



here is just a lot of clutter...
mixed in with "porch plants"...

a cat carrier...
cat mangled plants...
empty pots...
dead plants...
junk, debris, bath redo relics...
etc, etc, etc...



the Christmas lights that were on the lemon tree...
[there's a large plastic box for them...
with plants on it...in the cupola...]



down the driveway, the iris we took from the flower bed...
a few weeks ago...

waiting...

along with the mums from last fall that have bolted...



& the last "johnny jump-ups" that are languishing...
in a spot that is too hot for them now...
[doesn't it look as though its tongue is hanging out ?]



here's the succulents I moved onto the patio table...
["burro's tail" & "string of pearls"]



and after a good drink...
and being moved inside the gate...
doesn't the "johnny jump-up" look much happier ?



the 2 large containers of mums are now by the back door...
and much happier...



while the pile of leaves that blanketed the back door area...
are now in the driveway...awaiting disposal...



and this mess along the fence...
has gone from this...



to this...



and finally, this...



the iris and cyclamen are in the shade of the back...



and the "trailing lobelia" is in the old planter...
[it's actually an old fashioned, enema can...]

there are still many things to clean up & plant...

the front porch must be finished...
and all the portulacas & other flowers potted-up...
before it gets too hot again...

but first...I MUST rest...