I feel as though I have been a chook running around with my head cut off this past week. Phew! I have finally gotten the last of the narcissus transplanted into their new beds. Was that a chore and a half, but it is all done. Until this fall’s shipment of bulbs arrives and I have to get them all planted, but that isn’t until October so I will be good for a few months yet. The last of the annual seedlings have been planted, another great task hurdle done, and now that the narcissus have been moved I can finally start getting the sunflower seedlings planted.
Steve has helped me get the barn poo cleaned out from the goat stalls into beds and we have covered all that with wood chip. As I was spreading more chip, and I even roped a friend into driving the tractor for me while we visited, I decided that this new area will be the perfect place to plant the pumpkins and gourds. Those seeds have been started and hopefully will be planted out by this time next week. Hopefully. That word can mean so much optimism. The netting has been put in place so the seedlings and plants will grow straight stems, but artfully curving stems are all the flower arranging rage now so hopefully that will also help.
The peonies are starting to come in fully now. Yay.
So this is a bouquet that I made out of left overs from last Friday’s open garden gate. I think it is still looking good despite a bit of trauma.
Peonies, white iris, silver tansy and mock orange, the fragrance just bowls one over
So we are nearing the end of the spring flowers. And honestly, it is very sad to see them go, but there is so much more in the upcoming weeks that will be just exciting. So I will say good bye to the spring bulbs, and hello, the beginning of summer flowers.
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Until next weeks blog, Allie