The bulb tour was super! The beautiful flowers and the captivating presentation made up for the cold drizzle. I came home with 2 Dahlia plants that I am anxious to find a spot for. We have discussed putting annuals and other flowers around the perimeter of the garden fence, but I am not sure how soon we will get to that, or if we will wait until we can put in something more permanant.
It rained for the first 3 days this week, and we are anxious to get back into the garden. Last weekend, we dug up the monsterous forsythia colony in the front yard and replaced it with 2 abelias (photos coming soon). It looks 100% better, AND we were able to give a few of the forsythia plants to our friendly neighbor. She is an avid gardener as well and has already offered us a redbud and as many doffodil bulbs as we care to divide. Sweet lady, she is!
{Digging up the forsythia}
{Letting our sprouts have some outdoor time.}This evening, Bill is bringing home a load of mulch, which will end up in our many beds around the yard. I am still in the process of deciding which beds will serve which purpose. I would like to have herbs near the back door, even though in our master plan we located an herb garden in the front yard. So some things warrant rethinking.
This weekend is supposed to be lovely, with temps in the 70s. We will garden and play sports on Saturday. On Sunday, we will join the horticulture-loving masses and participate in Garden Week Virginia 2009, visiting at least 3 of the featured local gardens. Ahhhh, sweet inspiration!
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