Finally the start of the gardening season. Nothing started from seed this year. Plants bought at the annual Picha Farm.........bought flats of red salvias, white alyssums, and mixed zinnias. Last year, these were a sure thing.........deer proof! Also, bought heirloom tomatoes............looking forward to seeing the variety of colors.......it will be great in salads. Bought another varigated honeysuckle vine..........need to replace the honeysuckle that died..............hope they grow fast..............miss those hummingbirds. Red geraniums a must...... along with some accent plants.
May was pretty busy and weeding was not getting my undivided attention. So.............the week leading up to this weekend............have been getting up early and weeding as much as I could before getting ready for work.
Friday made a trip to Menards to loadup on dirt, compost, and mulch........thank goodness for a neighbor with a truck! Just one trip!
Saturday(not my usual day to go).............headed to the Mpls Farmer's Market........................crowd, parking a premium........reason why I don't shop there on Saturday............................Nevertheless.............lucked out on someone leaving............and put my parallel parking to the test...............piece of cake!
On the way home........quick stop at Frattalone's and why not check out Kmart's garden center...................great deals...........headed home and ready to dig!!!
I got the three areas in the front ......tilled, planted, and mulched (pictures forthcoming). Containers in the front...............soil amended, mixed, and filled..... variety of plants.............I can't wait to take the before and after pictures!
My two sons cleared an area under the four pine trees/flowering crabapple tree...............partially mulched(ran out)............it looks great..............son suggested a hammock or a bench .............would be great...........
Front is done! Vegetable garden and backyard and patio.............for another time..........I promised pics!!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy New Year
Well seed catalogs are arriving in the mail and this is a good time to start planning your garden. Make a diagram of the type of flowers for your containers and/or fillers for your garden.
Did you remember to save some seeds from last year's flowers? Now is a good time to start planning your 'starting your seeds'. I would also suggest getting a calendar so you can journalize and note when you started your seeds, germination time, when transferred to containers/ground, and when blooms appeared. Some seeds are started at different time because of how slow/fast they grow.
Have fun paging through the catalogs and noting what plants to have this year. Hope you took pictures of your containers and garden when they were in full bloom!
If seed starting is not your cup of tea, then just make a list of flowers you like and then start planning how many are needed (how many you bought last year). Impulse buying can be costly; but if you plan and wait for sales (flats) such as marigolds, impatience, and geraniums, you can be a 'smart' shopper.
The days are starting to get longer :-)
Seed Catalogs will be clogging your mailbox
Flower and Garden Show is around the corner!
Just an FYI! There is a robin that has decided to stay for the winter; and I have been trying to get a picture of it feeding on some 'mini' crabapples. The apples are usually gone before winter because of the cedarwaxwings and this year they didn't come so the robin seems to be surviving. I have seen him out there in 0 degrees...............hopping from one branch to another eating enough to survive. He shares with a couple of cardinals...........
Later!
Did you remember to save some seeds from last year's flowers? Now is a good time to start planning your 'starting your seeds'. I would also suggest getting a calendar so you can journalize and note when you started your seeds, germination time, when transferred to containers/ground, and when blooms appeared. Some seeds are started at different time because of how slow/fast they grow.
Have fun paging through the catalogs and noting what plants to have this year. Hope you took pictures of your containers and garden when they were in full bloom!
If seed starting is not your cup of tea, then just make a list of flowers you like and then start planning how many are needed (how many you bought last year). Impulse buying can be costly; but if you plan and wait for sales (flats) such as marigolds, impatience, and geraniums, you can be a 'smart' shopper.
The days are starting to get longer :-)
Seed Catalogs will be clogging your mailbox
Flower and Garden Show is around the corner!
Just an FYI! There is a robin that has decided to stay for the winter; and I have been trying to get a picture of it feeding on some 'mini' crabapples. The apples are usually gone before winter because of the cedarwaxwings and this year they didn't come so the robin seems to be surviving. I have seen him out there in 0 degrees...............hopping from one branch to another eating enough to survive. He shares with a couple of cardinals...........
Later!
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