I Have Had Enough of May!

I Have Had Enough of May!

Honestly, I can hardly wait to see May exit. I know, unusual for me to say because I am always lamenting that time goes by far too fast, but this has been the coldest, and wettest May’s that I can remember and I can only hope June will be drier and warmer.

That being said, I haven’t had to water any of the new planting, and the cool season plantings are just loving this weather, but the summer flowers? They are still in the greenhouse, and even there they are cold. Although they are sharing the space with the ranunculus so I have to keep it cool, I am covering them with frost closth to keep them a bit warmer at night. Kinda like me still under the duvet.

Because I am waiting to put out the summer annuals I have gotten the dahlias all planted. Three beds of them this year, many new varieties, and some larger flowering ones to play with. They don’t last as long in arrangements as the ball type, but they do make a wow factor so I can hardly wait for them to bloom. Right now I am anxiously waiting for them to emerge out of the soil. That is a huge plant job off the list though.

As soon as the cool flowers are done in the tunnel, which won’t be for a while yet, hopefully by the end of June, the chrysanthemums will be planted in. The plants are looking good and will be ready to get into the ground. Actually, they would like to go in the ground now but at the moment there is no space.

I have been thinking….Anyone interested in a flower arranging workshop? I am thinking bring your own vase, and get to arrange/play with flowers that I don’t generally offer up, and then you can take it hope with you. Just thoughts going through my brain when I am gardening or trying to sleep.

I don’t have many photos this week, with Steve away everything takes longer…Speaking of Steve being away, he is having a really good time, taking lots of photos and posting them on instagram. swpope134. Also if you get this blog, yay for me. If not, Steve will send it out hopefully when her returns.

But here is a photo of the flowers that went out on Thursday for a DYI wedding. I think they are beautiful.

So until next week,

Allie. I dream of flowers, do you?