Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Panic! + Spring flower photos

One of my daffodil borders.
As I woke up this morning, I immediately realized that I forgot to bring my seedlings in last night. Panic! I was sure I'd find them matted to the soil, as it rained all night. But upon initial inspection, they seem to be okay, for the most part.  And now that we had our top soil delivered, I guess I should be able to transplant them this week. That's big news.

On another note, here are some shots of some of my spring flowers. I am really enjoying them, for the most part, as the rest of the landscape is still so blah! Why "for the most part?" The crocuses were a disappointment so far. First, they barely grew above the grass line. Second, I bought a box of mixed crocuses from Home Depot, which were supposed to be a blend of white, purple, and yellow. As you can see in the photo, 95% were white. I only had three, yes, three out of 120, that turned out to be purple and maybe only 10 yellows. White flowers, except for roses, are a bit of a waste unless you are trying to brighten up a shady spot, which these crocuses certainly are not doing.

Crocus border.

Hyacinth patch next to mediterranean pink bush.

I can't believe it, but my violets are already blooming
and have spread significantly over the fall and winter!

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