Today was a warm springlike day. So I spent a good deal of time attending to the garden. Raking up leaves and debris... loosening the soil. I have an abundance of miniature daffodils and they are a delight with their bursts of yellow in the garden. I also noticed that the grape hyacinth are close to blooming.
I noticed that california poppies are starting to appear as are the bleeding hearts, viola, violet, daylily and other assorted plants. I'm delighted that the stella d'oro daylilies that i transplanted to the outter edge of the sidewalk are coming up nicely. The quince is also happy in its new home.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Aconite through the thyme
My woolly thyme is growing like crazy... and i'm realizing that it has blanketed over quite a few plants. I think i will thin it out a bit and also plant some near the back patio where nothing but weeds grow.
Today we did a lot of yard maintenance... picking up sticks and trimming grasses, the butterfly bushes and the rose. The breezes were still brisk but hopefully that will change real soon.
I also added wire cages to protect some tulips from rabbits and deer.
Must Remember for Next Fall... purchase crocus bulbs!... i really miss them.
Today we did a lot of yard maintenance... picking up sticks and trimming grasses, the butterfly bushes and the rose. The breezes were still brisk but hopefully that will change real soon.
I also added wire cages to protect some tulips from rabbits and deer.
Must Remember for Next Fall... purchase crocus bulbs!... i really miss them.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Winter Aconite
...this wonderful little flower has finally arrived in the garden... multiple spots of vibrant yellow opening up wide to soak up the sunshine.
Today i took the trunk wraps off of the trees. It's nice to see the peeling bark of the birch trees.
Today i took the trunk wraps off of the trees. It's nice to see the peeling bark of the birch trees.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Another view of the Snowdrop...
We had one warm day that allotted me a little time outside doing gardening maintenance. I trimmed down a lot of different grasses... oatgrass, fountain grass, purple fountain grass and pampas grass.
I also trimmed dead stalks from a variety of plants... and took out some chicken wire to protect a tulip that a deer might find very tasty.
And i also picked up a lot of twigs and branches from the big pine trees.
It felt good to be outside.
I also trimmed dead stalks from a variety of plants... and took out some chicken wire to protect a tulip that a deer might find very tasty.
And i also picked up a lot of twigs and branches from the big pine trees.
It felt good to be outside.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Trimming Geraniums
I trimmed some of the scented geraniums that are over-wintering in the garden room. I placed the stems in water near the kitchen sink where we get the best light. I'm hoping that they will root and i will have more scented geraniums.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
and the deer have to eat too...
I seem to have one deer in particular who has decided that my Rheingold shrubs taste good. They have never been bothered before, but this year some deer decided that they were a delicacy. So I have added chicken wire cages to all my Rheingolds and hopefully they didn't get too damaged by the deer grazing.
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