garden@home

FRONT BED

Forsynthia sp.

Snow Drops (Galanthus nivalis) – starting to decline now

Summer Snowflake (Leucojum vernum)

Beard Tongue (Penstemon sp.)

Peony (Paeonia sp.)

Primrose (Primula vulgaris)

Hyacinth (Hyacinthus sp.) in Dead Nettle (Lamium sp.)

Short daffodils

White daffodils

Some daffodils (Narcissus sp.) are blooming, some are not quite, and the tulips (Tulipa sp.) are poking up

Bunch of crocus (Crocus sp.)

White crocus

Wood Violets (Viola sp.)

Magnolia sp.

VEGETABLE GARDEN

The cold frame. I’m hoping this will work, but I think I’ll need something for the sides.  Any suggestions would be helpful.

Columbine (Aquilegia sp.)

SIDE BED

Daylilies (Hemerocallis sp.)

BUTTERFLY BED

Catmint (Nepeta sp.)

Autumn Joy Sedum (Sedum sp.)

BACK BED

Flag Iris (Iris prismatica)

Rose (Rosa sp.) – I’ve just started pruning my roses this week and finally hacked my butterfly bush

Vodoo Lillies (Dracunculus vulgaris)

SHADE GARDEN

Happy Gnome

Welcome Gnome

Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)

Hosta sp. – first I’ve seen

Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla) – already blooming

Yellow crocus

TO DO:

I need to buy more slug repellent and get it spread so I don’t lose more tender flower bulbs to the slugs. (See the damage?)

And to do:

I have my garden plans done – I’m trying the square foot this year to see if I can increase yield – if you’d like to see my plans, here’s the link: garden10. Sorry, I don’t know how to have it open in a web window.

And I’ve also FINALLY got (half) the grape cuttings in the ground that I got from a friend

I still need to prune my fruit trees

I have yet to plant peas or spinach, or get the soil ready in my vegetable garden

I need to plant my summer bulbs (and those that are just sitting in a pot outside that I was supposed to deal with last fall

I should fertilize my rhodies and azaleas

And of course, I definetely need to do some seed swapping!  So I had a look-see around the web, because I have been wanting to make my own seed packets – and violá!