Woe is me. I hurt myself Sunday trying to plant three really cheap six packs of annuals in the front yard, underneath the monster tree I severely cut back. I now have a great big stupid blister on the palm of my right hand. I should have dumped a bag or two of compost there first and planted in that, the ground was too much clay and roots.
See more photos in the Gardening 2012 album.
![115_2029-800 New petunia, impatiens and salvia make up the flowerbed of pain.](https://brandonmoeller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/115_2029-800.jpg)
![115_1994-800 Backyard phlox that perennialized from last year. I learned how to save its seed. Maybe no more four o'clocks next year, and more phlox.](https://brandonmoeller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/115_1994-800.jpg)
![115_1957-800](https://brandonmoeller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/115_1957-800.jpg)
![115_1907-800](https://brandonmoeller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/115_1907-800.jpg)
![115_1828-800](https://brandonmoeller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/115_1828-800.jpg)
![115_1969-800](https://brandonmoeller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/115_1969-800.jpg)
If only you had a pair of gloves to wear…. oh wait, you do.