Much better!

Last summer we moved some mature red daylilies from the back to the front entry. I was hoping they would transition well. Indeed, they are up! With the Amur Maple no longer shading that area, they should get a good amount of sun.

Going backwards?

Are we heading backwards? Well, only for a couple days. I was not at all interested in taking full snow covered grass and tree pictures from Sunday’s storm. Rather, celebrating how today’s return to a more normal April day vanquished the white stuff once again.

Survival Rates

Last Saturday was a springboard to glorious garden time days. I could not resist being out in the front gardens. Sunday morning the gardens out back also got some love.

The snow melted very fast and is now gone – even the giant snow plow pile. A very odd feeling after such a LONG SNOWY winter, but it is time! We may have another snow or two, but just like early fall, they melt pretty fast.

The perennial survival rates are good so far.

All of the sedum made it through the winter, and have new leaf buds forming. The non-productive tulips out front are also up, as well as one daylily.

Out back, the Purple D’Oro and Just Plum Happy daylilies are poking up, the two areas with productive tulips, crocus, and on one side hyacinth are up, and … the Blue Mouse Ears are starting to poke up!

Under the Linden, the Marque Moon daylilies are coming up.

No asian lilies, and no big hostas yet, but that is super normal.

With the Amur Maple situation out front, whether or not they replace the tree, our shade will be compromised, so I am very glad I did not put any Blue Mouse Ears divisions in front where there used to be shade.

Look super closely. A few days ago these were the Purple D’Oro daylilies. Just a tiny sprig of green.

Here they are a few days later.

Two days ago the South Seas daylily popped up.

And the Marque Moon daylilies are starting to come up.

Things will start filling in and covering the rock quickly now.

First bloom 2023

And the winner of the first bloom in the 2023 gardens is

the crocus!!!

Hopefully sir bunimous does not munch on them.

The robins are back

It happens so many years! The robins arrive in huge numbers, and then we get a huge snow storm. They are so hardy! Today I watched so many, in groups, in the wet areas of the green space, just splashing and being robins.

Mercy!

Heyeeee! Maybe SOMEONE could have a little MERCY! Freezing my back end off here!!!

Hopefully

Underneath that rock, hopefully, are red daylilies we transplanted from the back when we made the daylily seedling area last summer.

Hopefully.

Almost (Spring 2023)

Oh boy! Where do we start? I do indeed love our seasons, but this year, in my humble opinion, has been a very long winter. It probably doesn’t help that we took our first ever planned warm weather actual vacation this year, and I still have “beach” on my mind. But alas, beach gardening is not a thing, I don’t think, so no plans to move just yet 😉

I like to say I am a “Thursday” sort of girl – the whole (weekend) yet ahead, but right … almost … there … I feel that way right now. The snow is melting, and I do see the grass and garden emerging. I suppose in July I will miss all this snow. But for now, sooooo done with this view.

I see you!

Bunimus came to visit at the end of my work day. First the meal was the tulip greens. Then something along the paver edging. Either works 🙂

The crocuses still seem mostly safe, for now.

The bird bath goes out

Each spring we wait on the weather temperatures as “go” signals for next steps. One of those steps is putting out the bird bath. If we put it out too early, the water will freeze solid, at least at night. I had a bird bath heater for a while but uck! Too much messing around! And cords sticking out. That was not a “keep”.

This morning I looked and the night time temperatures forecast looks like it has finally consistently reached above freezing temperatures. At the beginning of May. It has been a very long winter.

Looks like it has already been “discovered”. And the daily water changing begins.