This is definitely one of the best years for daffodils we’ve had in a while. In other news, I managed to do a bit more gardening today. First were the back yard pots. The pots on the right are the hostas. They’re starting to bud, and I actually transplanted a couple of the larger ones […]
Ok, it’s slow, and definitely late,but things are happening. By the time I got out last Sunday to rake and bring the pots out of the garage, there were daffodils! It was so cold over the winter, I’m not sure what’s going to come back from the potted perennials. Here’s hoping there’s not too much
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Why yes, it’s April now, and I’m just getting crocus. This winter has completely sucked. While we didn’t get that much snow (last year’s blizzard made that winter worse snowfall-wise), I don’t ever remember it being this cold, and I have a working recall of winters here back to the early 80s. Thankfully, we seem
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The large maple has finally dropped all its leaves, and I’ve cleared the last of the garden detritus out of the side garden. As much as it pains me to say this, I’m ready for winter.
I did go outside this weekend – I couldn’t just craft away the whole time. So yesterday, I put the veggies to bed, as well as whatever of the perennial pots had gone by (which wasn’t much – we’ve not yet had a hard frost here on the coast). I also did an initial sweep
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Do you know what this is? This is a hell of a lot of iris. I had a day off today, so I tackled the iris bed. They’ve been there about ten years now, so it was quite thick in there. About an hour and half later, I had the above, nice and clear. As
So I came outside on Friday morning to a bit of a surprise. One of the first summers we’d move here (so at least eight years ago), I planted a couple of lilies in the side garden, which then proceeded to get well and truly decimated by lily beetle, to the point where they barely
What a difference a week makes. Last week, I was somewhat stuck inside by the cold rain. This week, it’s the incredible heat. (We’re not in official heat wave territory here, but you don’t have to go too far south to get there…) The iris are definitely out now – all types even. I still
They’re fore-casting 80 degree plus weather for multiple days by the end of the week. I think that means I’ll be able to plant my veggies next weekend.
This weekend was all about positioning for next weekend. Well, maybe. See, normally, I can do my summer planting over Memorial Day weekend (the trigger other than date I look for is blooming iris). But it’s been cold this Spring. So much so that the gardening columnist in the local Sunday paper recommended waiting until