It happened again!!! Yup another light frost and this time we had not brought in a lot of stuff (primarily the window boxes full of petunias). They look OK at first glance. About yesterday:
Sally and David spent lots of time on the bank and pond. It all started when she was going over to plant just a few things she dug up on the other side of the property and saw what needed being done. She weeded the whole path line, especially the rugosa side. David did the lawn side of the rugosas and also had to trim a lot of dead wood and reach in to weed the middle (a very prickly affair). David then finished the path as it turns out between the rugosa and the asparagas patch (dug it out, laid down weed barrier, and mulched). They then moved down the hill to the pond at the foot of the bank and together dug it deeper and attempted to pack the leaky edges with the clay from the bottom. The intent is to avoid a liner. A found cylinder was placed on end to act as a feature within the pond. It sticks out above the water level by about a foot. Beat back the advancing grass in the area and weeded the area near the pond. Before they knew it, the day was getting away and they needed to shop for some lumber and for groceries.
Upon return, only enough time (and energy) for bringing in the tomatoes and a few other tender plants even though no frost was anticipated (sleep better).