Garden Update

Time to share some garden highlights. The lilies have come into their own. Most of them are a simple yellow or orange and very cheery. My Easter Lilies transplanted very well and I have two clumps of them that appear to be multiplying happily. I only put in the callas this year and they are a little behind the rest and not blooming yet. The glads also look very strong and vigorous this year, but no blooms yet.

And look what we’ve been enjoying from the wilder parts of the property:Warren and Isaac race each other to see who will find a patch first because there is not enough to share. In each clump of berries, it seems only the center dark purple one is ready. The rest are deceptively red and definitely not ready to eat yet.

I’ve managed to make it to the local farmer’s market a couple times now and have been rewarded with good produce. Leaf lettuce, spinach, strawberries, and for the first time today, cucumbers. (Zukes and beets were also available for the first time today but not for me, thank you.)

Hope you are eating as well as we are,
christina

Garden update

What another update? Already? Sure why not...springs blooms are popping up all over right now. The hyacinths, for instance, finally stopped looking so anemic and are sending their scent all through the yard.

And the tulips have finally made an appearence. (Ok, so I'm an impatient gardener.) Along the garage, they're all lined up:
And the ones facing south that I wrote about are all popping open as anticipated. I didn't realize how many purple and yellow ones I had planted. Good for me trying something other than red!


The next to bloom should be the alliums--their flower buds are already forming. And the lilies are coming up through the ground now. (I still get excited that I can recognize plants at such an early stage...I'm learning.)

I put in some cosmos seeds this afternoon that Troy got for free with his last order. They also threw in a free pack of fertilizer--they generously provided a sample for a whole square foot! Wow. Ok, I guess it was free, what am I complaining about.

Alright, that's it for tonight. Tomorrow I should be able to give you an update on the construction, so stayed tuned!
-christina