This is what I started with. It was actually kind of fun, if cold, going to the big-box garden center while it was raining. I had pretty much my pick of stuff and no one else was there, except for one other lady. When my husband came to pick me up, the first thing he said was, “That’s it?! Are you sure that’s going to be enough?” I guess since I didn’t get the big bags of dirt, my stash looks pretty light. I’m actually recycling the soil I used last year, and adding some nutrient-dense fresh soil to what I already had. All I needed was a few small bags for that. I call it The Back-Saver Plan.
Every day or two I finished a few pots. I wanted to get everything in its new home by the end of the week, saving the new in-ground plants for last. My daughter was an awesome help, as I got a new bag of mulch to freshen up the patches from last year, and she smoothed it all out for me! She did a fantastic job!
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The perennials are in the ground! Woo! The garden is done, now all it needs to do is grow, and all I need to do is water. I was bummed there weren’t any Snapdragons at the garden center this year. I love Snaps. But, I did get a lot of Pansies, one of my favorite flowers.
My Lavender plants look dead, but there are a few, tiny, shoots that seem like they’re trying to grow. I haven’t dug the plants up in hopes that as the weather continues to warm up, they will revive. *fingerscrossed* This year I added Silver Mound (Artemesia), and Speedwell (Veronica). Except for the Lavender, everything I planted in-ground last year is looking really good. I am sooooo thankful the management here let me dig up those yucky half dead shrubs that were there. [Flashback May Flowers!]
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I feel like shouting, “And they’re off!” The race to blooming has begun! Well, it was Derby weekend, so I guess that’s okay.
Grow, little plants, grow!
How’s your garden growing?
I love pansies too. Your garden’s going to be blooming wonderful in no time. My garden’s in a bit of a mess at the moment, needs a bit of tending, though bulbs are popping up all over the place. Hey Ness, maybe you can come over and give me a hand … 🙂 🙂
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Oh I would be there in a heartbeat to give you a hand! I hope you post some pics of how your garden looks when you get a chance. 🙂
I should try some bulbs, I love daffodils and iris. Maybe this Autumn. 😀
Wait a second, I just realized, you’re heading into Autumn now! So you have Fall plants coming up? What kind?!
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Tulips, daffodils, jonquils. My garden’s kind of a mess at the moment though 🙂 Lots of native trees looking scraggly, grass that needs mowing, it’s a bit neglected and since the storm lots more plants have suffered. But slowly, slowly, I’ll get out there and get things cleared and looking good again. 🙂 And then I’ll post some pics!
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Can’t wait! I loved the green spread you did earlier today – so bright and happy green. 🙂 And those ferns! Amazing!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Wish my back yard looked as inspiring, but still I should be thankful I guess … 🙂
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Look forward to seeing how your new babies settle in!
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Thanks, Marie! I hope they settle in nicely – we’re having some good drenching rain so they’re getting a nice soak. 🙂
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I can’t wait to see how this year’s batch turns out! 🙂
Thank you for doing it. 🙂
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Thank you, Beloved! I’m so glad you enjoy what I do in the little garden. That makes me happy. 🙂 *kiss*
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That is going to be a lovely little garden! I do hope your lavender survives 🙂 Can’t wait to see it once everything is in bloom 🙂
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Thank you, Diya!
Every day those little shoots on the Lavender get a tiny bit bigger. I am hopeful! 😀
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All I’ve ever known of lavender is scented powders and perfumes which I love! I doubt it would grow in our hot, arid climate here. Fingers crossed for your little guys! 🙂
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Thank you, sweetie!
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These are cheerful and lovely.
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Thank you, Jacqueline! I am hopeful they will bloom well this year. 🙂 Although, with the freeze warning I’m getting for this evening, I may have to go out and move my pots closer to the building!
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That would probably be the wise thing to do.
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LOL You are probably right. 😀 Thankfully, we stopped dropping temperatures at 33° so I didn’t have to move a single pot. Yay!
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Lovely! I look forward to seeing all these beauties flourish over the next months.
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Thank you, Spark! Don’t forget, you have some African Violets that are due for some new glamour shots, too! 🙂
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Looks gorgeous 🙂 My green thumb doesn’t do so well with pots. I’ve managed to keep a few alive. They are better off in the ground !
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Thank you!
A couple years ago, I found that I was over watering my pots and the plants weren’t doing so well. I cut back the watering and they really started to thrive.
If I wasn’t in an apt situation, I’d have them in the ground too. 🙂
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I guess not even plants like to be drowned – or parched 😦
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It doesn’t seem right that something so simple as watering a doggone plant should seem so complicated, does it? lol
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🙂
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