As much as I love them, and as good as they have been to me, this week will be the last week for tulips until February 2025. Even though they are still looking good and holding up, I am ready for a floral change and I will assume you all are as well. That being said, Friday we will all say thank you for your beauty, getting us through the winter and early spring and for bringing us joy.
Don’t worry though, there is no shortage of flowers. The long awaited ranunculus are here, or they should be. I don’t know what they are waiting for. They are joining the anemones, and the very first of the peonies are here. The orlaya is just about ready to harvest and some of the cool flowers are showing bud. The bouquets may still not be big and bodacious, but they will be colorful.
To date, I have planted 275 peonies, 35? different varieties, and am nearly done with the that planting. That will be a huge project off my list. The last of the summer annuals will also go in the ground this week. The big irrigation system is hooked up and ready to used once the seedlings get big enough. Sunflowers, that I wasn’t going to grow, will be planted every two weeks for a filler, and bits and pieces need to get gone. When I take a deep breath, I will then mulch all the pathways to try to keep the lovely weeds under some control. Hopefully the rain gutters will be put up so I don’t have to go so far to fill my flower buckets or to wash them for that matter. It is sooo nice to have two working arms again. I can shovel, hoe, push a wheelbarrow, drag hoses and all that really fun stuff which is why we garden.
I have been invited to join a PopUp at DubHub on Saturday June 8 so put it on your calendar. Lots of really cool artists will be there and I will be there with amazing floral bouquets. I am going to be creative! So please pass the word around. I will also remind you leading up to the event.
I guess that is about all for now, the gardens are calling me. I leave you with images of the flowers I did for a celebration of life on Saturday.
Until next week, Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?
