Gardening 23

You have your work cut out for you, Georgia. That's a pretty large plot of earth you've been putting your multitude of artistic talents to. I hope you will post some pictures of everything growing and blooming in the summer. I see some crocuses and tulips growing there, so you know for sure spring has arrived.

We've been getting mainly rain here but I've managed to get the winter debris cleaned away and thrown onto the compost pile. The sun is shining today and I plan to get a few more plants put in the ground today. I've decided I'm going to go on a big Nemesia kick this year, they are annuals but they will bloom for up to 8 months provided they're in a sunny location. Walmart here is selling them right now so I'm leaving here soon to go get some.

They are beautiful delicate looking little fairy flowers that come in a vast array of colours and they have heavenly scents. Each colour has a different scent, they all smell like exotic spices and fruits. Here is what they look like if you're interested, scroll down to see all the colours:



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been working at the garden since 7:30 am. raked up all the leaves and filled bags . thinned out some of my rose bushes. got my hands torn up even with gloves on. i wrapped them all in plastic and taped it so the guy that's going to pick everything up wont have any trouble.

ran out of paper bags and had to use plastic but this guy said he will take anything. he's the same one that took the fence away. i'm tired so i should sleep tonight.only thing left to clean out now is the rock garden which i will likely start tomorrow if i can move in the morning. ~Georgia

been working straight out in the garden. today i spread 8 bags black earth and 3 bags sheep manure. been drizzling for ever but i still keep at it. have to change my clothes a couple times a day.

plants are coming along in the perennial and side bed quite nicely. looks a lot better with that old fence gone also. rock garden took the longest. still not finished. had to tear out a lot of the phlox because of the grass that had taken over and the phlox was it's best feature. no matter i'll find something to look presentable. no garden centers open yet for rock garden plants which i need to fill up. next week i think they said.

i am thinking of removing the rest of the fence at the base of the rock garden and putting in a low wall. i have to call fred. if you remember i mentioned fred a lot. he does all my brick work. he already did some with the brick that i used on the driveway. if it doesn't cost me a limb i might go all the way up along by the sidewalk. we'll see

found a bunch of hen and chicks under a tree and dug them and transplanted to RG. i did buy a small mugho pine yesterday to put in the empty space where i dug out the old Rhodie. hope everyone has been well and having a good gardening time. ~Georgia

Been a cool April here, but I did plant a few things that can take the frost in my planters....



And started a few things indoors. We can get frost in May here so no rush to get them outdoors.



In the meantime I have been building a compost area. I get a ton of leaves in the fall so might as well do something with them.

We picked our first batch of strawberries yesterday. These are everbearing. I previously had a batch planted on a hill under some large pines and they only did so so. Transplanted them and started some more in a large area of our greenhouse earlier this year and boom!
Sandy soil mixed with chicken manure, straw and wood mulch.

was checking my lilacs and other trees today and i found one where the bark is peeling off. i haven't seen that before. i really like this one for the color of the leaves and fuzzy reddish flowers in late summer. haven't got a clue what the name is. i dont think it's dying because leaves are starting to come out. hope not anyway. ~Georgia