3/22/09 What’s Blooming?
FRONT BEDS
Overviews: you can see peonies, daffodils, violets, summer snowflake, and tulips (not in bloom).
Pink Viola.
A different type of Narcissus.
Yellow and orange daffodils are a rare treat in my garden. As can be seen, there are large clumps of white and lots of all yellow.
My hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) flowers are always underachievers. The flowering stalks are sparse and spindly. I don’t think I’d grow them at all, except I love the way the smell.
My first camellia flower. I’ve seen lots of camellias in full bloom already. Probably due to the extreme storm damage they received this winter, our blooms are tardy and may not be as numerous as in recent years.
Lamium and purple Viola, this is an incredibly easy combo to grow here.
Supposedly, the lilacs should bloom profusely with the heavy snow and frost we had. I’m hopeful, as these are one of my favorite flowers. It has a lot of buds for foliage at least.
EDIBLE GARDEN
The leeks in the front are growing very well, as are the onions. The compost is on, the early seeds are planted and if all goes well I should see some seedlings (arugula, lettuce, peas, spinach, along with a few others) popping up any day now.
BUTTERFLY GARDEN – an overview
PATIO CONTAINERS
The herbs that overwintered nicely. Creeping rosemary and thyme (with a bulb of some sort coming up within them).
BACK BEDS
The plum tree has started to flower. I love it in full bloom. And if you have any ideas about what to do with plums please let me know! I have an abundance (think laundry baskets full) of tart skinned, yellow-fleshed plums.
I know I’ve already shown the gnome, but the whole clump of white violas are new.
INSIDE
My tomato, pepper, and basil seedlings are getting tall! Soon it will be time to transplant them. And so far only one was eaten by our cats, which I consider hugely successful.
Rose hips are a reminder of winter, but more importantly, a vase full of sunny daffodils are a reminder of SPRING!!