rainy this afternoon with a bit of a wind, temp. of 11 degrees C.
Don't you just love all the incredibly bright and fresh shades of green in the spring? The landscape is just full of them and the only ones missing are the leaves of the Ash and the Oak trees...always the last to leaf out.
Almost all the tulips are in bloom, just a few bunches of later blooming types that will make a first appearance in about a week. When we planted the 250 tulip bulbs last fall, I didn't know that there are early and later blooming types and only discovered this fact as I was setting out the groups of bulbs and reading the packages. I am so pleased with all the colours, but was especially delighted with the tangerine coloured tulips. They sure do contribute a wow factor!
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| Starburst Tulips |
As my DH and I were having coffee on the porch the other morning, we were admiring all the colours of the tulips, but noted that we will have to plant more this fall (oh joy! more shopping!). DH came up with the great idea of putting in a shim, or any stick of wood would do, to mark where exactly a group of tulips is needed. This will be hidden during the summer with the foliage from other plants, such as these Peonies and Trollius and will be then visible after the frost has killed the foliage.
This morning was spent selecting potted plants from the tables and potting up plants from the gardens to donate to raise funds for a cause next week. The next few days I should be transplanting the vegetables into bigger pots. I don't think that I will be putting anything other than the lettuce and spinach into the garden soon. The weather sure isn't warming up very fast yet and I couldn't bear to put in the tomatoes, peppers, cukes and zukes, broccoli and cabbage in the coolish soil yet.
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