As part of my Mother’s Day gift each year I plant the summer annuals. While my Mom enjoys the annual flowers, she does not particularly care for coordinating or planting the annuals. So each year I plant three window-boxes, a couple hanging baskets, and a couple deck planters for her. I have learned that the…
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Tulips
Tulips or Tulipa Each Fall, when the time for spring bulb planting comes around, the age long question of to plant tulips? or not to plant tulips? careens around in my head. In my rational mind, I’m thinking, ” fat, well feed, chipmunks” and “they’re not likely to come back next year,” but then I…
Narcissus
One of the first thing to surface in my garden each Spring are the daffodils. That honor used to be held by the crocus, but I finally conceded that war to the chipmunks. Each Fall I plant one or two new variety of daffodil bulbs, and each Spring I anxiously wait for them to surface….
The Autumn Crocus
I was out in the yard yesterday, getting those last few things in the garden ready for the snow, when stumbled across this delicate purple flower peeking out through the leaves. A few years ago I planted some autumn blooming croci along the front walk. For the first year or two they did really well,…
The Ephemeral Bee 