Well, Bogie, I have more to "brag" about.
Actually, I'm not bragging, just sharing the pleasure of being outdoors on a lovely day. I worked for an hour or so at the front door planting the pansies I picked up yesterday at Home Depot. Elegante Mother wanted some color at the front door, so I filled two large ceramic pots and two plastic window boxes with plants. I have more than I need, and I'm contemplating planting what's left on the west side of the garage. They won't last into the heat of summer, but they'll be a bit more color for early spring.
After lunch, I went out again and worked on cleaning out the iris along the front sidewalk, and the herb garden. By 3:00, I'd had enough kneeling, and called it a day. Tomorrow, or at the latest, on Tuesday, I'll have to rake up all that has been trimmed back. I pruned the clematis, the chrysanthemum, the purple coneflower, sage, lemon balm, Scottish spearmint, and part of the oregano. I still need to do the garlic chives.
Chives and fever few, and one weed I can't identify, are providing good green color in the gardens, but the only other thing in bloom at the moment are the "Ice Follies" daffodils at the front side walk. Each week I expect to see more blooms. The forsythia should be next to flower.
So....no bragging, just simple enjoyment. I can't wait to see pictures of all the bulbs planted at Bogie's last year. Crank up the camera, kiddo!
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I have plenty of time to get the camera and film out. Anything green is still only 1/2" tall or so - and a lot of the "cold weather" bulbs haven't even bothered to send anything up yet.
I have noticed green tips on the forsythia and lilacs though, so there is hope that some day some color will show.
Keep "bragging", your descriptions help me thru this season of drab!
Posted by bogie | April 10, 2006 4:09 AM
Posted on April 10, 2006 04:09
My pleasure. Daffodils and tulips are on their way. The Darwin tulips will be the first to open. We'll have to see what else got past the chippies.
Forsythia, star magnolia, and then the iris....LOTS of iris, and by then you should be blooming in NH.
In a way I envy you. I'd love to have a shorter gardening season!
Posted by buffy | April 10, 2006 8:53 AM
Posted on April 10, 2006 08:53
Shorter season just means there is as much work to do, in less time (okay, less mowing but WS does that so it doesn't affect me).
Posted by bogie | April 11, 2006 3:59 AM
Posted on April 11, 2006 03:59
DH palms off the mowing on one of our nephews and goes boating instead.
I think our seasonal situations are a toss up. I have more time to accomplish things, but I have more time for weeds to grow. I also have more time during the growing season to do OTHER things.
You have a more compact growing season, so you have less time to do other things during the summer, but more time during the non-growing season.
So...the only difference other than time management is that my daffodills bloom earlier, and you put the garden to bed earlier, right?? Or am I oversimplifying?
Posted by buffy | April 11, 2006 11:11 AM
Posted on April 11, 2006 11:11