Anne’s Garden
God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.Archive for May, 2008
How things change in two weeks
We’ve just returned from a two week road trip to Winnipeg, where spring seems to have barely begun. On the drive home, one of the first things I noticed one we hit Hope BC, was the smell of the vegetation. It was such a treat to the senses!
I was shocked to see all the changes in my garden. I had to cut the lawn twice today and filled two large bags of weeds. Many flowers are in full bloom and there’s a lot teasing me, almost ready to come out. My kitchen garden is lush and my potatoes are thriving but my other beans up at the front near the potatoes are sad. Some nasty little slimy little creature has munched all the leaves from the seedlings and I don’t think they are going to make it, so I’m going to have to throw some more seeds in and guard them well.
Here are a few pics taken today. The front yard:
An evergreen exploding with new growth:
Front garden closeup:
Side garden apple tree in front with yellow poppies:
And here is our moss basket. The moss went a little brown as apparently there was a short lived heat wave while we were away and the greenhouse at the nursery was too hot. Cailey’s favourite flower in this basket is the Blue Heliotrope as it ’smell likes candy’ .. now our whole back deck smells like candy, delicious:
Rhodo-licious – GTS
Through the magic of post-dating, I am able to post while on vacation (well by now I might actually be home recovering). About a month ago the Rhodos started blooming. Here in a rural forested setting they seem to be much more at home than in our suburban garden in Langley.
I set about counting them and lost count at 21.
Here are a few of in full bloom:
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
Tools of the Trade – GTS
No garden pics today. Instead I thought I would talk about tools.
We all have tools we can’t work without. My favourite, especially this time of year is the Dutch Hoe. The long handle and angled head makes slicing those nasty little weeds out of the ground an easy task. I find it easy to use, with the intended pushing motion however care must be taken not to get carried away and slice something unintended.
Another tool I should use but never do, is the gardening glove. I’m booked in for a manicure in a few weeks and I know that it’s going to be a huge waste of money as within a few days the nail polish will be chipped and the dirt will have embedded itself once again.
What is your favourite gardening tool and why?
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
Happy Mum’s Day – GTS
To my mum and all the other mums out there, have a happy day! Here’s a pretty poppy, the first one to bloom for you:
I’m sorry I can’t see you today Mum, but we’ll see you soon!
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
First week of May – GTS
This week with the lack of free time and inappropriate weather, was still quite productive.
I planted all of my beans and finally sowed the seeds I meant to sow inside weeks ago. I’ll transplant and sow more directly into the garden over the next several weeks once I’ve figured out where to put it all.
I planted:
- Kale
- Buttercrunch lettuce
- Carrots
- Sunflowers
- Pumpkins (jack-o-lantern)
- Heuchera sanguinea Coral Bells
- Scarlet runners
- Blue Meconopsis Tibetan Poppy
- Sunchokes (rather worried about these as they’ve shriveled over the last week)
Already growing away and having survived the move I also have some lavender and Leptospermum scoparium Manuka / Tea Tree seedlings which I am amazed have survived the neglect:
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
More Hijinks
My parents are preparing to move up to the Coast, so we are looking after some of her garden things. Ever since we’ve had this bunny, suspicious things have been going on. This morning I went outside to find bunny had been recently fed and decorated:
