Today I ordered seeds to start indoors, verbena, marigolds, zinnias and cutting ageratum, and last week picked out a couple phlox perennial plants. The zinnias are for the back cutting garden. There should be some Benary Giants seeds left from last year but I ordered a new packet just in … [Read more...]
Frosty Nights Mean Dead Annuals and Damaged Mums
The last several years we've had long, trailing falls with temperatures s-l-o-w-l-y dipping lower and lower, and flower-killing hard freezes only in late October or even early November. This year we had our first frost October 13. The grass was frosted the next morning and the zinnias were dead. … [Read more...]
Garden in Mid April 2017: Weeds, Leaves and Flowers!
Tick tock, tick tock. Time is moving. Spring is advancing. Flowers are ready to bloom and I'm Not Ready! Last fall I decided to leave the debris and summer stalks in situ and deal with them in the spring. Well...now it's spring and I've got 3 garden beds full of stalks and leaves and spring … [Read more...]
One Week Later… Peonies, Sweet Williams, Salvia and More
We left camping May 31 with the peonies first burst of bloom and came home a week later to a garden in full glory. Early June is incredible with 40+ peonies all flowing with flowers. I saw this walking out the back screen porch. The deep purple on the left is salvia, beautiful surrounded … [Read more...]
Springtime Clean Up, Weed, Fertilize and Get Ready for Flowers!
It's spring time, busy time, garden time. I love it! I'm getting about 10 new perennials next week (read about them here) and need to make the garden ready for flower power. Main jobs: tidy up, weed, move a few plants to get color bursts and fertilize. Last fall I made a long list of all the … [Read more...]
Flower Paths Weekly Calendar – May 14, 2015
Friday, May 8. Hot and muggy. Planted the round circle section with pansies, marigolds and snapdragons. Bought perennials at the MSU master gardener sale. Planted a couple planters and poppy seeds in front day lily bed. Daffodils nearly done. Peonies growing and setting buds. No sign of … [Read more...]