Hello and HAPPY FRIDAY! A high of 75 degrees is predicted for today and that can only mean one thing… I’ll be hanging out in the garden today pulling weeds and getting a few more packets of seeds planted {carrots, peas, beets and radish are going in the ground today}.
As much as I love winter, I do love this time of year and if I have learned anything from last year, it’s that I need to get outside and get as much as I can planted before the skeeters and BLACK FLIES wake up and the bite fest begins.
Our Nova raspberry canes arrived the other day {I thought I had ordered 100, but apparently I only ordered 50, which was a good thing because that’s all I had room for} and that sweet husband of mine helped me get those in the ground,
The millennium asparagus crowns arrived in the same box and I plan on getting those in the ground later today.
I also got 100 Seascape strawberry plants in the ground as well.
Well, technically I only planted 82 in the {soon to be} strawberry patch. The other 18 went into terracotta pots filled with potting soil. I plan to offer those at my little veggie stand later next month to help regain part of the money I spent on the strawberry plants.
Other areas in the garden are beginning to fill out as well. Peonies, Iris, Lily of the Valley and all sorts of other perennials are beginning to pop though the soil and it’s an absolute joy to make the rounds in the morning and readjust my garden plans for the day depending on what needs my attention.
Last fall, the HH and I planted a few sacks of daffodils and tulip bulbs.
This fall though, I want to plant about 100 times MORE bulbs. Because really, you can never have enough flowers, right? {Well, unless you’re talking about orange day-lilies. Then in that case, the world only needs one plant, and preferably not in my yard.}
Gladiolus bulbs. I planted 70 bulbs in front of the potting shed yesterday and I don’t think it will be enough. I might have to grab another bag.
Sedum is such a happy plant! I can’t help but pat the plant on it’s little head and say “Ahhh, you’re such a good little plant.”
And last but not least, a snapshot of the budding lilac bush along the fence.
It’s only a matter of weeks before we’ll see cherry blossoms, and the magnolia and dogwood trees in bloom in my neck of the woods. Ahhh Spring, you are beautiful, and there is so much to look forward to. 🙂
Have a wonderful Friday everyone, enjoy the sun!
~Mavis
Terri says
I agree…one can never have enough bulbs! Tulips are my very favorite, but I love all of the spring bulbs.
The lilac in my neighbor’s backyard is ready to bloom…the wonderful fragrance soon to come 🙂
Did you get all those pears processed?
Jen says
Love sedums and their can-do attitude! Did you end up getting a Meyer lemon tree? Just saw the most beautiful one at Snug Harbor when I was tagging my Apple trees.
Mavis Butterfield says
That’s where we are getting ours next week. 🙂
Jen says
The one I saw was in the very back greenhouse where they propagate. It was in full bloom and out of this world gorgeous, quite the specimen. Hope it’s yours!
Mel says
I need to plant more bulbs, but for now we’re just focusing on adding a pollinator garden. We transplanted milkweed, asters, salvia, bee balm, lupine, and snapdragons this week for that, and we are leaving our winter brassicas to bolt for the bees. I have some zinnias and cosmos ready to add next.
I just harvested our over-wintered carrots to make Easter carrot cake, and our over-wintered purple sprouting broccoli is going crazy. I’m picking a quart basket of broccoli every 2-3 days, and it’s amazing. Our potatoes and lettuce look great, and our snow peas are finally catching up. Our strawberries are blooming/forming berries, and I’m hardening off our tomatoes and peppers this week.
Tracey says
Mavis, where do you get bulk daffodil bulbs?
Mavis Butterfield says
I always wait until they go 50% off at The Home Depot or Lowe’s in the late fall. Sometimes I’ve gotten lucky and found them for 75% off.
Forest Brucie says
Where I live (in western PA), those orange daylilies you disparaged are my favorite plants to watch during late spring/early summer. Their blooms coincide with the start of synchronous firefly season!