Spring Fever

I love Spring! It's one of my most favorite times of year. I love the flowers. I love the warmer weather. I love the promise of warm weather to come. I love how the trees bloom. I love the different shades of new leaves on trees.

Last weekend I went to Reflection Riding - to their native plant sale. I got a few plants. I'm making a little wildflower walk in the wooded area behind my house. I had trillium growing there naturally, but then I planted some more. Last weekend I added foamflower, celandine poppy, and fire pinks. In years past I added bluebells, columbine, wild geranium, and dwarf irises. I've now decided that I want stones to make a little trail through the flowers. That way I can walk out there when it's muddy, and I can be sure not to step on any flowers.

I was in such a flower mood after that, I cleaned out a couple of flowerbeds around the house. I have my cutting bed cleared and ready for seeds. I already have a couple of types of peonies that are coming up int at bed. I have a hydrangea there too, but I don't think it made it. I cut it off at the ground, hoping it might recover, but my hopes aren't high.

Beside the house, I already have lots of irises, day lilies, and cannas. None of which are blooming yet, but they're up.

Now I have to do something with the beds in front of my house. First I have to at least pull the weeds. I don't think I'll do annuals this year. I think I'll just plant some bulbs.