Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear
that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments,
not the composer. ~Geoffrey B. Charlesworthmid April lawn
SPRING FEVER
It's spring ― time for flowers to blossom, fields to turn green and people to feel lazy all day. The days get longer, the sun is shining, parks, botanical gardens, nurseries and most of all, our own gardens are beckoning to us. But amongst the excitement we also feel strangely tired and weary. All we want to do is sleep, sleep, sleep! The fresh air revives me, but as soon as I get inside the spring tiredness sets in. Or is it just me? Contrary to what it may seem, I didn't do much of the 'sleep, sleep, sleep' thing, but more of a 'dig, dig, dig' thing. I did finally go to the Botanical garden on Monday and had a binge on their surplus seedlings sale. They have quite a few varieties that are hard to find in the local nurseries and some I have never even heard of before. Good job I brought my Martian mule (lol) with me. Here are some of the plants:
Degenia velebitica (Croatian endemic species)
Physostegia virginianum
Stokesia laevis
Asphodeline lutea
Linum Perenne (Blue Flax)
Epimedium (Barrenwort) (Bishop's hat)
Aster novi-belgii 'Mount Everest'
Peonies starting to bloom
INDOORS-OUTDOORS
It's spring ― time for flowers to blossom, fields to turn green and people to feel lazy all day. The days get longer, the sun is shining, parks, botanical gardens, nurseries and most of all, our own gardens are beckoning to us. But amongst the excitement we also feel strangely tired and weary. All we want to do is sleep, sleep, sleep! The fresh air revives me, but as soon as I get inside the spring tiredness sets in. Or is it just me? Contrary to what it may seem, I didn't do much of the 'sleep, sleep, sleep' thing, but more of a 'dig, dig, dig' thing. I did finally go to the Botanical garden on Monday and had a binge on their surplus seedlings sale. They have quite a few varieties that are hard to find in the local nurseries and some I have never even heard of before. Good job I brought my Martian mule (lol) with me. Here are some of the plants:
Degenia velebitica (Croatian endemic species)
Physostegia virginianum
Stokesia laevis
Asphodeline lutea
Linum Perenne (Blue Flax)
Epimedium (Barrenwort) (Bishop's hat)
Aster novi-belgii 'Mount Everest'
Peonies starting to bloomMost plants benefit from a summer outdoors. I move them outside after frost, which is about mid April here (or take them back in if we have an unexpectedly cold night). Then gradually expose them to sunlight by placing them in the deep shade of pine trees for a while and then gradually move them into brighter sunlight. Tender plants moved immediately into direct sunlight will burn or even get severely damaged. I've also learned that the hard way.
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