More Spring Peeking...

Pardon the million new posts, but.....


The spring bulbs are bursting forth everywhere!

The wildflower beds are filled with them...

A bit hard to see among the weeds and dried leaves, but they're there!

The beds overall aren't horrible, horrible, weed-wise but that cilantro infestation that I never got to in the fall really needs to be dealt with! Really hoping for a nice weekend to get out there soon. 

Last February  we had crazy nice weather that seemed to land on the weekends.

This year it's been rain.

Or in the case of these pictures - it was soooo cold and within a few hours of these sunshiny hopefuls, they were covered in several inches of snow.

I know, I know, winter's not over yet, but I really needed some time to get out early because come spring, we have projects planned that will put gardening on the back-burner for awhile.

We'll see how it goes! May be dealing with a weed jungle this year. Hey, what's new?! :-D

I trimmed my clematis down; seems so sad to do while they're still such spindly little sticks, but they said it's important to prune it back every year to keep the roots and stem strong. And certainly "they" can't be wrong! So snip snip I did.

I'm hoping that the Jackmani on the side closest to the house (facing us in the picture at right) gets enough sun before all the plants in this corner start erupting (the peony gets the largest, though it should soon have competition with the new hibiscus I put near the house at the end of the summer!)

Perhaps my next project can be figuring out some winter interest for this spot; it's a little sad. 

And the sedum looks super creepy and worm-like when it's all dried like that!

Very exciting developments realizing that sure, March is a total lottery, but that the winter actually flew by and we're nearing the finishing line!
(My apologies to those who love winter...well no, sorry...not really sorry at all :-D)