I’m Back!
I wish I could say that I had been doing something exciting like traveling so I couldn’t post, but alas, my website decided to chuck it in. That is what happens when I tried to be proactive and update a plug-in. The website locked me out and since I had no idea what I was doing, and spent numerous hours with the webhost AI trying to help me, and it gave up, then a real IT person attempted to help me without success, and I had to wait until I could find someone local to unlock my website mysteries. I have a knight in shining armor, no, not Steve this time, but Matt H is my knight in shining armor so here I am.
l was not twiddling my thumbs in the meantime, but working like crazy to get as much done in the gardens as possible until the weather changed for the worse, or until my body gave out. So far, so good but I have been pushing the body pretty hard these last two weeks.
All of the tulips are planted!. The 1500 ground tulips went in last Tuesday and they are all safely tucked in until spring.
Meanwhile in the garden, all the annual beds have had leaf compost added, the dahlia beds are also done. I am starting the perennial organizing by putting like varieties together, weeding, digging out the perennials that haven’t earned their keep to make way for new perennials that will be shipped in the spring. The twiggery has had its final low mow and the spring bulbs have been planted. Thank you Suzie and Nancy.
Most areas have been blown and mown except the shade garden behind the garage, and the garden that is behind the cutting garden still need to be cut back and weeded. I am making progress and Steve has been a great help which I greatly appreciate.
I will be done harvesting the last of the chrysanthemums tomorrow come hell or high water. I am trying to get all the plants labeled so I know what is what in the spring. I am ordering four more varieties to round out the color pallete for next year. If you are looking for fresh flowers you can get them here by emailing me, or you can get them at Roy’s Market (Beth will be adding focal flowers to the bunches) or Sonder House and Garden also in Peterborough. Thanksgiving for me will be a true end of the garden.
When one thinks of it though, if all goes to plan, and I know I say that every year, tulips will be here by the last week of February. Dare I say a mere 3 1/2 months away! Crap, time goes by far too fast.
I think that that is about it for now. I will pass this off to Steve, my knight, and I will be back nest week.
Until next week Allie, I dream of flowers, do you? In fact last night’s dream so so real I really had to think about it. All about crop planning. Wild.
PS. my eye bubble is almost gone. Now that will be a celebration!