Took a walk outside yesterday after lunch to see what was in the garden that might not be looking so good in the garden today. We were supposed to get freezing temperatures over night. We did. When I woke up this morning it was 27 degrees.
Bleeding Heart...
...is in bloom along the front sidewalk. I may have to dig this out this year because there is supposedly a french drain that runs along side the house under there that we think needs repair.
Tulips usually don't last for many years around here but these tulips have been around for about 25 years. My husband used to smoke cigars way back in the day and these tulips came free with one of his purchases.
I love little species tulips. I have them planted here and there throughout the flower garden. Supposedly they are deer and rodent resistant. And maybe they are because I've had these for years.
Red species tulips interspersed with perennial dianthus that blooms later ring the fairy garden.
Surprise! I have no idea where this tulip came from. I've never seen it before and I did not plant any tulips in that area.
Bluebells
More red species tulips.
Daffodils in the grass in front.
And yesterday I harvested the first spears of asparagus and had them for dinner. Hopefully the rest of the shorter spears don't freeze.
And so it goes.
Think I will spend time more time in the sewing room today because I think it will be too cold for this old lady to do any gardening.
11 comments:
Lovely photos. Yes it turned cold here again today, no frost but we have had a lot this April and I’m wary of putting out any plants yet.
The flowers are beautiful. Lovely colours.
Beautiful spring flowers. I get homesick to Norway! :)
Hard to beat fresh-cut asparagus! Love all your little floral treasures.
I love asparagus but I've never had it from a garden before. Is it hard to grow?
We woke up to snow this morning and probably had about 2" of heavy wet stuff, but it melted by dinner time. Not before it made the hyacinths flop over and probaly hastened the end of the forsythia. I expect the magnolias in the neighborhood will succumb tonight when it goes down into the 20's.Just hoping the area fruit trees don't get dinged. A few years ago there were no cherries or peaches due to a late April freeze. Good quilting weather indeed.
Pat
Oh, I love seeing all your pretty bloomers! And asparagus - yum!
We've had the sort of day where it couldn't decide whether to rain or snow, so it did both. Sometimes alternately and sometimes simultaneously...
Love your tulips & bleeding hearts. So pretty. Looking forward to my BH getting big and beautiful like yours. Thanks for the Garden Walk.
Love all the beautiful posies! I have one tulip bud this year, the darn rabbits usually get to them before I can put a little cage around them.
27 degrees! Brrrrrr!!!!! The flowers sure are a bright spot of joy! :)
beautiful flowers, love the surprise plants too!
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