Sunday, March 25, 2012

In My Flower Beds Today . . . March 25, 2012

Here's what I could see when checking the flower beds this afternoon.  Temperatures in the 25C ranger this week has things popping up like crazy!  Hope that the colder weather we are going to be getting this week doesn't do too much damage!

Crocus

Monk's Hood just out of the ground.

Clematis springing to life.

Crocus.

Sedum ground cover.

Hen n'Chick getting bigger. 

Bleeding Heart starting to grow.

Daylilies, 2 inches tall already!

Rhubarb . . . want to have a snack?

Hyacinth . . . 2nd year and already putting out more than one shoot with buds!

Persian Corn Flower . . . I know what this one is this year!

Lots and lots of baby Bee Balm!

Columbine leaves starting to open up.

Another columbine saying Hello!

Phlox.

Columbine is the wooden rails around the back flower bed!

Can't believe that my flower beds look like this in March!!!

Monday, March 19, 2012

Spring Has Sprung Part 2 - March 18, 2012

Here are some more photos I took over the weekend of the things that are already popping up in my flower beds.  Amazed at the amount of growth I see give that it is still March!

 Evening Primrose.
 Spider web Hen and Chicken.
 Delta Red Hen and Chicken
Hen and Chicken - not sure what this one is called, but I got it from my Nana's flower bed. 
 
Another Hen and Chicken - I bought this one, but lost the tag!
 
Another Hen and Chicken that can from my Nana's flower bed.

Hen and Chicken - not sure what this one is call or even where I got it! Can you tell that I really like Hen and Chickens??

Rhubarb!
 Tulips.
Daffodils.
Purple Sedum . . . can't believe that this is up already!
And one of my day lilies is has started coming up already!

I have my fingers crossed that we don't get any more wintery weather because all my little plants won't like it very much!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Spring Has Sprung - March 18, 2012

The time has come to bring "My Almost Green Thumb" out of hibernation and jump into another year of gardening adventures.  This is the earliest I have ever been able to get into the gardens to do my spring cleaning.  Usually, there is snow or it is too cold or on a good year, too wet.  But this is an amazing year, March 18th, 22C, sunny and my flowers are bursting to life.

At first glance, there were just a few little things poking through the soil.

Irises. 
Crocuses.


As usual, there was a lot of mess - plants that hand't been trimmed in the fall, dried up leaves that had fallen from near by trees, dead plants that needed to be pulled.  And as always, it looked like a huge job.

 
Back Flower Bed
Side Flower Bed
Side Flower Bed


But once I got started, it went much faster than expected!  A couple of hours and 4 wheel barrow loads of debris and the gardens were looking so much better.

 
Tidied up Back Flower Bed
Tidied up Side Flower Bed
Tidied up Side Flower Bed 

There were a few surprises as I was doing my spring cleaning.

Run away bulbs . . . allium, I think!
 
It may be teeny tiny, but it is the first flower of 2012!
This crocus did not have buds when I went in the house at 2:00pm, but it did when I came back out at 3:30pm!