It is Sunday afternoon and I am sitting on the screen porch writing this flower missive. It is something I enjoy doing, letting you all know what is happening on the farm. It is an exciting placer to be, especially at this time of year, and I love sharing it. That, and it is a great way of taking notes for me, something that I am dreadful at, farm notes, but this way we can all be happy.
My most exciting news has nothing to do with flowers, I know, shock, horrors, but yesterday we got 1.6″ of rain, and my 1500gal rain tank has about 500gal of water in it. Our newly installed gutters are working just fine. Now when I need to get water out to those far flung places that I never thought I would plant, I fill up the little bowser and drive out to the new spaces and water. This will make life so much easier. I just have to hook up the pump and away I go.
In answer to your burning question, yes, I still have tulips, all shapes and colors await you. I have a few handfuls of narcissus left, and the anemone and ranunculus are budding and showing color, so soon, like Friday, maybe even Tuesday, I will have a lovely assortment of flowers to go with those most amazing tulips.
Not only are the anemone and ranunculus showing bud, but the Icelandic poppies are budding up as well!
I bet you couldn’t think it could be any more exciting, but wait, there’s more! the early peonies are starting to show color. They could be a few weeks out yet, but who knows. It certainly is something to look forward to for sure.
This week coming up is going to be crazy. This is about the time I plant out all the summer annuals and the dahlias, which I have yet to divide. I have to keep an eye in the forecast though. The nights are still cool, and at this point I don’t want to loose the seedlings by jumping the gun. If I have to wait another week, I will. Also the dahlias’ soil should be around 60 degrees and I haven’t taken its temperature yet….So many things to do, so little time to do it in, but I am told, Patience is a gardening virtue.
So I spaced last week’s flower arrangement, so I will leave you this instead.
Until next week, may we all have “Plants in our Souls”. Allie