Well, things did not turn out near as good as I had planned, but I guess I’m happy all the same. Despite the cool weather, the butterflies and bumblebees have been visiting what few flowers I have. The grass did not green up as well as it has in the past; maybe the new fangled phosphorous-free fertilizer isn’t up to the job. The tulips now are as good as they are going to be for this year; I lost almost every daffodil and tulip that had I planted in the fall. Most of what you see was planted on one of the rare warm days in January or February. The bulk of the tulips bloomed on May 1, although there are a few stragglers here and there that will provide some random color for a while yet; the forsythias are still in bloom thank goodness. I forget when my iris will bloom, maybe in late May or early June. Anyway, from here on out the bulk of daffodils and tulips will soon shed their petals leaving us to count on the beauty of the annuals, so I have been working hard to get them set; we had a frost the night before last and I had to cover them with plastic. I have gardens on the three other sides of the house that I have been prepping for planting. Today I bruised or broke a rib when I took a fall onto the garden edging. I’ve had broken ribs before and know that they hurt for a good long time and that there is little the doctors can do, so I may need to slow my pace a bit. By June 1, my flower planting will be done for the season; if I do a good job and Mother Nature is kind the place should not look too bad.
The two new steel chairs on the front stoop are from China; for the past three years I searched in vain at all of the local retailers for some made in the USA and the stores just don’t carry them. My neighbor’s brother-in-law is staying over there while recovering from cancer surgery so he and I give the new chairs quite a workout as we jawbone the problems of the world. My neighbor’s wife is still recovering from the second and third degree burns she suffered last September when she accidentally set herself ablaze. Since my neighbor is preoccupied with the family health matters, I have tried to help him with his lawn; I used my leftover weed killer and fertilizer on the worst areas of his lawn and then mow it for him. I had to help my daughter get through some rough areas on her lawn too, so between my yard and theirs I have kept busy.
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Lovely tulips!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to plant a bunch here, but decided I'd wait and see what the previous owners had in the flowerbeds first. Good thing I did, theres a motherload of daffadils in a couple different styles and colors, bunches of crocus, some bleeding hearts, and stuff I dont' recognize. Infact my mother in law is going to come over at some point and help me seperate the daffadil bulbs, from teh look of hte plants its not been done in a while. I still want more tulips though!
That looks very nice and very American! Just gorgeoous. I say you get the Yard of the Month award!
ReplyDeleteWow, the grass looks awesome, I don't know what you are talking about! My yard is more similar in color to the brick on the front of your house!
ReplyDeleteThanks folks, you are all very kind. I wish I had the gardening talents of Mom and Dad. Mother Nature helps me out... she kills whatever she thinks is in bad taste.
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