Most of the snow from last week's storm has melted away. As of today, there is just a small drift up against the fence that won’t melt for awhile since it’s in the shade most of the day. What a difference a week makes.
I peeked out my bedroom window this afternoon at my lilac bush, which is usually first plant to signify the spring season. I was super excited to see a few new buds. There will be lots of trimming and cutting back that will need to be done as the temps warm up, but it’s always nice to see a few glimmers of green starting to show. Which brings me to the sad state I left most of my pots this winter. In years past, I have removed many of the annuals and perennials from the containers and plant them somewhere in the yard. I usually try to buy plants that I know will come back and that I can repurpose somewhere else. I did manage to transplant my front porch containers into the yard, and replanted them with fall mums and pansies. They looked so great that I didn't want to pull them out and so I waited...too long and they froze and became part of my holiday decor as well. (Not the nicest display). Unfortunately, I did the same with the back yard containers. I managed to clean out some of the the pots. A few containers I put off for later in the fall, only to get busy and forget. One of my large pots had the prettiest Dianthus (that I got on clearance at Walmart) and Superbells Rising Star (from Proven Winners) that I loved, and well I’m afraid now it’s probably gone. Had I replanted it in the ground, it would have wintered over just fine. I’m pretty sure wintering over in a pot was not a great choice. (See the summer vs. winter version pics). Looking through all these summer pictures, it’s hard to believe it’s the same yard!
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Hello! I could make an attempt to explain the lengthy absence from adding anything to my garden blog, but I won’t. Perhaps what may be a better idea is to take a page from the upcoming Spring season and start anew. Maybe the inspiration came from spending the past 3 days inside during our “bomb cyclone” blizzard watching garden youtube videos as I watched my own yard sink into 3 feet drifts of snow. It could be that with the amazing amount of moisture we have received this winter which makes me think our garden will have a much more successful season than it did last summer. Most likely the inspiration came from shoveling out our poor sleeping plants this morning, and dreaming of when I will be catching the first glismp of lilac buds, or anything green for that matter. Oh and if you ever have the chance to watch “Garden Answer” on youtube, I highly recommend it. That is if you enjoy watching someone garden in the most incredible yard ever. I have never started this blog this early in the season, and thought it would be fun (for those of you still occasionally reading this) to show the very beginning of Spring to the very end of Fall. I need to remember that the posts don’t need to be spectacular or show some incredible project, but just to serve as a memory keeper of what we do during the Spring/Summer/Fall in the yard. Colorado’s rule is no new planting till the weekend of Mother’s Day. This usually insures that new plants will be spared of freezing temps and any last minute snow that is thrown our way. In most years, this has been a perfectly safe date. Some years we have hit record breaking freezing temps that exact weekend. This winter season has been pretty unpredictable. Today is our 3rd snow day from school, following a record breaking storm that dumped snow, wind and even rain. It’s our 2nd blizzard, and really the Spring snowy season is just beginning. Over the next few weeks, (while the yard melts), I will start to gather whatever seeds I plant this year. Last season, our seeds didn’t flourish at all. I am hoping this year we will see some better results. I usually get these planted in March, April or even May. I am open to any suggestions you may have of something new to try.
I won’t make promises that I will be able to post as often as I would like, but I am hopeful that we can share some of the changes and happenings of our little yard this growing season. |
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