A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs What Did You Do In The Garden Today ?? # 7

well in between storms today, I went out & took all the leave mulch off of my crocus bed in the front of the house.--and yea yea, I know I said I wasn't going to, well I guess a girl can change her mind, huh ??? besides, I always take it off too late---perhaps next year I will not even cover them ???

good news is I may have gotten the leaves removed in time so the crocus will bloom well.

bad news is, there are daffodils (or something) growing over my Dwarf dutch iris that I planted last fall.--I guess it is not going to bloom ??

Trying to be optimistic today, so I out out the first four Hummingbird feeders.

WOW---good for you !! I dont dare to bother putting mine out until the last week of April, & for here, that is a week early..

My Hummers will arrive here in 17 days, or less so I just want to be sure they have food if they show up early. For some reason I have sorely neglected them for the last couple years...

I'm cleaning my feeders this weekend and getting them out,, a little early still But one can never tell, we've had a very warm winter,, so maybe some HB's still around,,
Also going to remove leaves from beds and look for new green,, I see the clematis is reviving and starting to grow,, as is the Blue passion flower

been raking leaves and cleaning up, getting ready to plant

Wish we could....Just snowed about an inch

I cut all the Honeysuckle back on Hummingbird House... Dirty job... There must have been 50 miles of vines that got whacked

WOW! that was a lot of work!

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I uncovered a flower bed Lots and lots of leaves that will go into compost,, My Dianthus have not stopped blooming since last spring,, we never really had freezing temps maybe twice this winter and they were pretty well covered, I found lots of pink blooms that were nearer the top,, I guess enough sunlight got thru,,

More cleaning today. No burning, too windy. So glad I am getting to get started this early on cleaning up, i'll be ready to toss my seeds out when it finally gets time

well this is waht Belinda made me realize that I NEED to do--I need to get outside & weed by back 2 beds---I didn't lay new mulch down last spring, and as a result I have lots of weeds, and they seem to have been growing some all winter---after it rains the next time I will weed them.
(If I wait until the next rain, I figure the weeds will pull totally out easier.)

OH, did I mention that these 2 beds don't really have a lot of flowers in them ?? It is where I put some flowers & a good number of my decorative rocks from "the farm".

Carol do you have any pics? My yard got out of hand last year. I went to Texas for 3 weeks and when I came back the grass had just gone wild, the yard mowing was enough to keep me busy all summer, we went back to Texas for the week of July 4th. then it was way too hot here and my ac went out and that seem to take forever to fix, just one of those years . So this year I'm trying to get a jump on things was out all day today and cleaned more flower beds, some were so bad I just mowed them under last fall.

Today I trimmed back my banana trees they are coming out way too soon, silly things think its spring already. Lol

Saw a couple wasp already so I cleaned and baited my wasp trap today also.

Belinda, did you want to see what it should look like, or what it looks like now ???
I am good with either or both views....

Too early outside yet, but I do have my seedling room up and running. Planted onions from seed, a first and got some broccoli and cauliflower started. Going to plant some more seeds today, YEAH!!

before and after sounds fun :) just after will be fine,

inside today way too windy to be out :(

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OK, this crazy weather we are having has convinced me to plant some peas and lettuce today I figure a few pennies worth of seeds was worth the try. I am sure we are going to have a blizzard before spring is really here, but on the "back" side of our green house, the north side also, my DH put in particle board, rather than the corragated plastic, because our neighbor has 3 grandsons who visit a lot and a ball could easily break the plastic, but not the particle board. And the sun really did not shine that much on the north side anyway. So on the inside of the particle board he put black tar paper, so that bed is thawed! In the other 2 beds, the ground is still frozen in the center, but the back side seems to be ok. AND, as I was talking with a quilt customer today, I told her I was playing hookie from my work and working out in the green house. Well, she plants by the moon and today, according to her moon book, is a good day to plant! So I've got seeds planted outside in the ground, never thought I could do it so early, and it may not work, but I will keep you posted!

Taking all the houseplants out and giving a good watering, planting potatoes, doing what Suzydaze did with banana trees.

I have what I think is a 5 gallon plastic bucket. This evening after supper I filled it with weeds & what dead flowers that I didnt cut down last fall. Next up is killing the weeds I let grow up in my biggest mulched area in the back so I can re-mulch later this spring.

Tonight I really need to find my planting schematics that I made so I will know what flowers I need to re-buy this year.

I need to do some, I usually just paper clip what I want planted togather and use a sticky note to remind me where

I put up notes an sticks with plastic margarine tubs.Then I loose them all..lol

Just weeded the tomato garden. Back is in great pain, but it's such good therapy for the soul and much needed nowadyas!

I am hauling topspol into my flower beds right now.
Stopped for a drink...Water

Yep kills all the winter blues .......an helps the heart an soul.

dodge

steamy today after our small shower this morning. Going to get out some later

Yes, it is very good for the soul---I know it helped me. I am glad you got to do that today, Lynne.

Dodge, I think right now, I am going to find my schematics--(well at least look for them)----I really do need to know what is weeds & what might be young flowers.

I bought a container of Violas today. Tonight they will go in the front bed to be with my wild violets when they bloom. The Violets are jsut now poking out of the soil (I added some loose dirt a month or so ago. Oh, how I LOVE spring !!!!

My violets are blooming the ones that are up. Everything is looking so pretty after the last rain we got.

wow yours are blooming?? Great !!!

well, I DID plant my voila--& while I didn't find the schematic from 2011, I did find the one from 2010. Not that it will help me really, as I added new perennials last year.--oh well, as my DH says, it is early yet---

Well, he also said I should have all my books that I record things on in ONE place.

Carol and Suzy.
I am so glad your both enjoying the season......Gods gifts to the universe.
I was thinking of that today as I walked past mine for the umpteenith time.

Too pooped to pop after supper, but went back out to stroll again. ahhhhhhhhhhh

b

I planted a Hibiscus tree

Thats great.. Did you just plant it now or last fall?
I never seen a tree one. Are they hardy in zone 5?

Thats so pretty.. Glad your out an about. I planted onion sets in my flower beds today.
Maybe lettuce 2maro.

Keep showing us

dodge

Thanks Dodge,,, I Bought it today on my lunch break @ Lowes,, only hardy to 34 degrees,, I will protect it as much as I can next winter,,

Now will it bloom all summer for you?
Is it just as hot at your new location?
Wonder how tall it grows

dodge

it can get big,,, I can control that by pruning,, it's suppose to bloom thru fall,, yep it's just as hot,, I only moved 8 miles from where I lived before.

Money well spent Diane,
Enjoy it .. Give us an up date in a couple months..

YOu wanted warm an got it . How far from you is Jimmy?

Very pretty Diane.

Beautiful, Diane--

just took it easy today, took a walk before dark,
my first tulip


wild violets

money plant

and my hosta's are up

:ding:

Those are so nice to see.
Do you have any deer running around the area ?
Something ate my white crocus last nite.

dodge