The garden tour is one week away and I'm telling you now our garden is not the best for an early spring tour. We are actually having a late spring. The dogwoods aren't even blooming yet! Most of the trees have not leafed out and there is very little in the way of flowers. On the plus side, I've never done so much work in the garden this early! There is still quite a bit to do before next week.
I got a lot accomplished today. It was a gorgeous day!
I bought some plants this morning for the pots. The garden centers around town were super busy. Everyone is ready for spring!
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| A calla lily we picked up at Lowe's. |
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| Caladium "Little Miss Muppet" for the bed at the base of the waterfall. |
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| Swan River Daisies - there were four in a large pot and they flopped when I removed them so I have them tied for the moment. |
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| Lobelia for the chandelier planter. I haven't had much luck with lobelia in the past so I'm not sure about this but I wanted something full for instant effect. |
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| I cleaned the water features and turned on the pumps. |
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| The urn fountain installation went smoothly - what a relief that was. |
I took a few minutes after supper to take some photos of plants blooming right now. Totally forgot the Kerria which is spectacular but I will try and get that later.
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| Money Plant (Lunaria annua) |
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| Azalea 'Koromo Shikibu' |
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| Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) |
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| Mohawk Viburnum (Viburnum x burkwoodii 'Mohawk') |
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| Candytuft (Iberis) |
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| Jacob's Ladder "Stairway to Heaven" (polemonium reptans) |
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| Jacob's Ladder "Stairway to Heaven" (polemonium reptans) |
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| Several late daffodils are blooming (I don't recall the name) |
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| Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica) |
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| A returning tulip |
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| The Weeping Cherry (Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula') over the patio is spectacular. |
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
Comments
Your garden looks great no matter the season. I'm sure it will for the tour as well. And I hope to see it next weekend. You never know; with the super warm temps we are expecting next week, everything may burst out at once!
With all the stress, things will turn out fine. Good luck if I don't make the tour. I've got a lot to do, and been working the late shift, so too late to do anything when I get home.
It looks like you have plenty of flowers, and they're all so pretty. I absolutely love your rusty chandelier planter. Have you posted about how you put it together? Is it just a chandelier that conveniently had a spot for a plant? Or did you have to alter it in some way?
Good luck on the tour! I'm sure people will love it.
Mary, that name does sound familiar, I think it is Geranium.
Alison, it was an old chandelier that a friend gave us and we turned it into a planter.
The chandelier planter is gorgeous... my fingers are itching to tuck a new plant or two between some rocks :)
Enjoy & don't stress. It all looks fabulous.