Spring gardens with all their shades of green.
It’s a little early here to do much planting, the nights are still getting down into the 30′s. But I don’t think I can wait much longer; the itch needs to be scratched. I’ve been out in my little patch cleaning things up. I put a new trellis up for the Princess Diana clematis since the little wooden one I’ve been using can’t handle the load. Dug up the dead butterfly bush and strung up the big trellis for the sweet autumn clematis. The perennials are providing the early spring color in all its shades of green. Violets are just breaking into bloom. Hardy purple geraniums and sedum are in a race to see who can grow the fastest. Siberian irises, with their early June blossoms are like shooting-stars in the garden.
Meanwhile I’ve invested in a couple of new pots which will be sown with lettuce and swiss chard soon. I may plant a third with radishes or baby carrots just for the hell of it. And that, along with a tomato plant or two and some herbs will be my vegetable garden for the year.
But my sisters have both fallen under the spell of square foot gardening. Geri in California plopped her’s right in the middle of the backyard and already has shoots. Gail in New York is waiting for warm weather to arrive. They are both hoping for bounteous harvests this year.
Beautiful garden pictures! My sweet autumn clematis is huge, too. I think it will eat the house someday.
Woo Hoo!
I knew those were violets leaves.
Great Garden photos. I’m very envious of your greens and flowers. Nice box garden! Did the white covered-wagon-looking hoops come with the box or did you invent them? What are you planning to do with them?
That looks fantastic! Little by little we’re working on our landscaping. I like the box garden idea too. I was not looking forward to tilling for a veggie patch. Am going to suggest that to DH!