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| Big, bright and beautiful! |
Yesterday there were so many buds on the Peonies. Today the very welcome sight of large pink blossoms appeared! It is a really good thing that the plants were staked yesterday afternoon. The big bright blossoms were able to withstand the heavy rain this morning.
Looking forward to seeing more bright flowers this weekend!
Happy Gardening!
Last weekend the tear shaped saved Zinnia seeds were planted in two of our gardens. It was time to get them in the ground! About 6 days later 2 small sprouts popped up. Today, there are more green sprouts making appearances. Planting the seeds saved from the last year's crop of brightly colored Zinnia flowers is a tradition here. In a few weeks time the sprouts will get stronger, have more leaves and buds will appear. Then, so much color!
Looking forward to seeing this year's crop of colorful flowers that attract the Monarch Butterflies and the Hummingbirds.
Happy Gardening!
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| Getting started! |
This past weekend it was wonderful to spend time outdoors- working with plants. On one day the annual plants had been purchased, so the next day it was time to get started. Potting soil, garden gloves, pots and stones for the bottom of the pots for drainage were found.
A brightly colored hanging Geranium is a traditional Mother's Day gift for me. Then, who can resist pairing yellow and orange Marigolds together in one pot? I sure cannot. They become my Orange Pineapple Marigolds! Lavendar/Pink flowers of the Geraniums also add so much color to an area. "Mosquito" plants also found their spots in our yard. The Zinnia seeds saved from last year's crop were sown. Click here for Directions for saving Zinnia Seeds.
It's the colorful month of May and it was good to get started! There is more to be done this week!
Happy Gardening!
Enjoy!
