Now that the weather forecast looks good, I decided it was time to bring the plants out of my plant room, where I’ve been overwintering them since last September. I had help. Hubby Dave made about 20 trips up the stairs carrying the small pots. He said he officially doesn’t need a StairMaster now. It would have taken me a week if I had to do it by myself, so I was so very grateful for his offer of assistance. Earlier this month, I had the deck containers brought out from the garage and placed on the deck in preparation for this day. The project took many hours of planning the right plants for each container. I chose the colors, the heights, and the growth habits of each plant before planting them together. It is a very creative project each year.

This is a daily journal of my creative efforts as I prepare for my June 2026 solo exhibition in Poughkeepsie, NY, and my November exhibition in Chelsea, New York City.