Well you know what? Screw that, I want to get down and dirty today. Let's get ugly and real and blow off those precious blooms that I'll never dream of replicating. Who's with me? Let's do this thing.
Shit kicking boots on? Check
Hoodie on? Check
Camera? Check
Cell phone in case we get stuck in the muck? Check
You still here? Sweet ... onward.
I'm not sure what you call these creatures but I've read about them in an old encyclopedia. The term is "bird" and apparently they reappear here in the Northeast when the weather warms up.
What they said was true, Boltonia is tough enough to survive wet feet over the winter. Now let's see if all this talk of re-seeding is true. If so, I welcome it with open arms.
Welcome back Lobelia siphilitica, you sexy little native you. You have been added to the tough perennial club for making it through the winter. Now let's kick some ass all season.
You see that little shot of green on this Siberian Iris? That is what keeps me gardening and gets me all sorts of fired up. This new division from last summer made it and I rule, end of story!
The Iberis (Candytuft) is rounding into form and I welcome their early spring bloom. Don't ask me how I keep this alive in my clay soil, it is a secret I am quietly copyrighting and then I can fill you in.
Son of a $%^&%! The cool season grasses need to be cut back now and I need to get going on this gargantuan task.
Seriously? A deer hoof/paw/foot print already in the beds? At least nothing is alive to be destroyed but they are clearly sending a message that they are playing to win this year.
OK so maybe they got to this Euonymus but I didn't like it any way. It was a late season $1 addition I couldn't pass up.
I told the kids that this is a baby tiger and that she is guarding our property. I think my daughter still believes me and I don't plan on telling her the truth.
I love looking at what's coming up in everyone's gardens this time of year. It's so exciting! I didn't realize Boltonia would take a lot of wet, I'm trying it from seed this year, so I hope it takes.
ReplyDeleteThat is one fat robin!
Ah, new life in the garden. Nothing better than that. Love your tiger, too!
ReplyDeleteBaby Tiger, haha, that is awesome!
ReplyDeleteSweet! Everything's coming up for you and now you are going to start getting busy. I am still counting on seeing those pics from the flower show though!
ReplyDeleteThat baby tiger is so fierce. I love the first walkabout of the season in the garden. It's discouraging, thrilling and always a surprise.
ReplyDeleteBaby tiger, love it.
ReplyDeleteOh love the robin and your guard lion!!! Hope the 2 don't meet up!
ReplyDeleteMy that's one fat robin, he made it through winter just fine didn't he? Looks like all your plants are coming through the winter just fine. Good for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the following, your blog rocks~
ReplyDeleteCute bird and pretty plants on the way... that's so good. Iberis looks like succulents.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear Boltonia can take wet feet in the winter, I have the perfect spot for some. A lot of my yard is wet in the winter and dry as can be all summer.
ReplyDeleteEither I'm really losing my eyesight or that cat picture was almost an optical illusion to me. I could hardly see it at first. Glad spring is making it's way there.
Nice capture of the Robin..glad to see some new growth around your gardens...I have heard/read that sprinkling body powder on you plants will deter the deer they don't like the taste..my husband uses garlic oil and sprays it around his veggies to keep the rabbits out...I plant garlic and wild onions in with my flowers and that seems to help. That is one cute tiger!
ReplyDeleteYou rule! Did I hear that baby tiger go grrr, or purrrr? From the looks of your garden, I'd say purrr.
ReplyDeleteMan, I love visiting here. You make fun out of getting down and dirty. Loveit. Not fair that you are already seeing bits of life in your gardens. Mine are still under a couple feet of ' that, shusssss, that white stuff.' We have deer all the time too, and I have given up on saving my hosta. Just when I think I have saved them, they seem to sniff them out. It's green , that's all they care about. Seriously tho, any plant that is fuzzy, smells strong like beebalm, the deer will avoid. They love my day lilie bulbs. They wait Just until they are ready to open, then, gone.
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your neurotic gardening. Always a good read here, and informative.
BlessYourHeart
New life in the garden...is there nothing sweeter. Now I just hope I can soon find some in mine.
ReplyDeleteHi there, thanks for popping on to my blog!
ReplyDeleteI've just been having a good look around yours - a nice experience first thing in the morning.
Beaut bird photo.
You've got a nice mulch going on in your garden too.
Deer prints! Pretty cool! - but, of course when they're trampling your garden... not so good, eh! It'd be the equivalent to us getting kangaroos in ours (I don't, but a lot do).
Cheers :D
Susan
:)
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