What a week this has been. Can’t say that I have enjoyed it, even with all the beauty, and it was hard on this flower farmer who couldn’t do anything to help in the snow removal department. Thank you to everyone who understood about the flower shed day change. It was much easier all around for everyone, and Steve had a chance to get more of the parking cleaned up Saturday morning once the snow had firmed up.
There is a reason that I plant all of the cool crops in the high tunnel. It has no ends and all of the crops can handle the vagaries that the weather can toss it. The ranunculus, second crop, are on the left, the dianthus, phlox, stock, and other cool seedlings are in the middle, and what I have for anemone are on the right. All looking perfectly happy when I watered them this morning.
I seem to be running a bit behind in the seeding department, so tomorrow is a big seed sowing day. I don’t have PT until 4:30 so I have all day to get the job done. Don’t worry, all will be fine. Still sowing cool crops and by the end of April the warm flowers will be sown. I did get the twenty peony roots planted last Monday. The snow was being predicted and I had a very small window but I thought 10 planted before my Ortho appt, and then 10 when I got home, but it went’ so smoothly I got them all in by lunch. That is a huge project off my to do list. Have I told you that I placed next year’s tulip order. That is another huge item off my list. I hope I haven’t done wrong by only ordering 11 varieties instead of the 25 plus that I normally do. I like the variety. If we don’t like it next spring I will go back to the old way for 2026 and just pay the surcharge per bag. Hope you will like what I have chosen. All the forced crates are now growing on either in the dirty room or the greenhouse, the ground tulips are pushing up through and today I can see them through the snow. Don’t wory, still lots of tulips to enjoy this season. Notice I didn’t say spring.
Looking back at my photos from last year my magnolia was blooming! Maybe with the warmer weather this week it will pop. The buds look pretty full and cracking on the Start Magnolia. That will be exciting.
I leave you with two photos.
Remember we are back to the normal flower shed hours now, fingers crossed no more snowstorms. The shed is open on Fridays from 10-2:00 and if you want to se what will be in the offering, check out my instagram account on Thursday where I post the harvest for Friday’s offerings. You will find me at #flowersatlottarock
Until next week when the snow has melted and fingers crossed the narcissus will begin to bloom. Allie. I dream of flowers