Hello All,
Less than 24 hours til March 1st. 20 Days til the first day of Spring. Gosh, I'm chomping at the bit. I know ... I know ... March can be a crazy month weather-wise. So can April. I can't give you the year, but I remember a Mother's Day with snow flurries. Oh, well. Just gotta go with the flow.
Now the days are getting longer, and that makes me happy. I know a lot of folks start seeds indoors, but I don't really have the room ... nor the desire. I've gotten to the point where I want to do ... LESS. The last few years I've bought annuals for quick color, and occasionally, some perennials. With perennials, I look for easy care and a WOW factor. And my other "go to" are hanging baskets. Water them, feed them, and let them bloom their heads off!
I gotta say though, I do occasionally experiment. Last year I had Coneflowers I had grown from seed bloom for the first time. They were the tall, common pink ones. They did great! Late last Fall when they had gone to seed, I pulled off the seed heads and scattered a lot of the seeds all over where the others had bloomed, as well as in a few other spots in other garden beds. Curious to see how they do this season.
There's not much that really goes on in the early Spring in my gardens ... except Daffodils! I love Daffodils! They usually start their show come April. They are just so bright and cheery! And the deer LEAVE THEM ALONE.
Well, that's about it for now. I've also posted some pics. Hope you enjoy them!
Happy Gardening,
Jane
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