A few signs of spring are poking up in our garden. It's so exciting to see new growth after the long winter of bare branches and piles of snow (I do like winter, but it does go on rather long here.) My mother, a gardener by trade and hobby, is so excited to get into the yard and start digging - something - anything!
purple Scillia flowers just about to bloom
This is a bulb garden I received in a pot last spring which I replanted whole and I'm excited to see how it blooms this year
This is a bulb garden I received in a pot last spring which I replanted whole and I'm excited to see how it blooms this year
We have a large prairie garden out front and a shade and vegetable gardens in back so it's a lot to care for by myself. But since my mother moved in with us late in 2008 it's been a pleasure to have someone else to work besides in the garden. Dan just doesn't have the time with a job and his own business to run on the side. We usually just ask him to do a big job here and there. For instance this year we need lots and lots of mulch for the whole yard which means many trips to the city public works for free mulch.
We have lots of cutting back of old growth to do out front as well as a hedge of hydrangeas. The shade garden just needs to be raked and the vegetable garden soil needs to be turned and prepped for planting. Sam likes working in the vegetable garden the best, digging in the dirt and planting seeds. Last fall he planted lots of wheatgrass that we need to now turn over or dig out.
Lovely to see the new growth, cheers Marie
ReplyDeleteAren't the signs of spring some of the most beautiful season transitions?!
ReplyDeleteLove all your knits here, btw :)