Early Spring

After en entire week of + 20 degree weather, my garden exploded!!!!  The Pulmonaria is already in bloon so is the Hellebore.

 The yard cleaning is well on it's way, yahoo for an early start!

 

The Scilia is up, and the Hyacinths are close to showing their colours!

The Daffodils should bloom in a couple of days!

However.... the strawberry weevils have already begun their destruction...I've picked and killed 2 dozens already.... Anybody know a good trick to save my lilies?

Heat Wave In March

What strange weather we've had!  Highs in the low 20's (Celsius) for St Patrick's weekend and it continues!  Excellent!
I'm really enjoying the sun and the warmth and so are my dogs!

There's still a lot of raking ahead but the crocuses don't seem to care, they push through and bloom as soon as the sun hits them.
These are larger and darker than the first ones that bloomed (there are over 100).  The squirrels ate hundreds of them...and rearrange any and all my bulbs when it pleases them!

The hellebore is just about to bloom I should really get outside and continue the clean up or we won't see them or the hyacinths coming to life!

 

The First Flower

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!  The first flower of the season.  I've been waiting for this day since the first snowfall..lol!
As I took a little walk through the garden with Miss Shelley I quickly noticed the lone little crocus who was already being visited by a bee.  YAHOO!!!!

 It truly is a magical time in the garden.  Perfect for bird watching as the trees await their new leafs.

The robins are singing, the chickadees, cardinals and blue jays are very happy with my home-made suet(bird seeds and bacon grease). 

Soon the grass will be green, the pond will be flowing and the roof on the gazebo... 
 Life's good.  :)

My Gardening Habit

As those of you who know me are aware of my "gardening habit" I apologize for the following....  

My gardening habit consists of a minimum 1 hour a day dedicated to my plants, annuals, perennials and tropical.  I visit nurseries like a true collector... got it, got it, got it, need it... It used to take 1+ hour to cut the lawn with a large gas mower, it now takes 20 min with a tiny electric mower!(Love the noise reduction and ease of use).  My goal was to get rid of the grass... I'm well on my way!

 So let's start from the beginning...

I know, this looks sort of desolated but keep in mind it's only the 6th of March in a growing zone 5b.  Let's see how soon the first buds show up.  

 This is me and Shelley (2Messy) we're soaking up the rays!  It is an early spring, the local groundhog was right!

Experiment #1

 Lettuce (mesclun mix) and sweet peas to make and aqua-culture garden in the top pond.  Hoping the fish provide the fertilizer and the roots feed my fish.

 SURPRISE!!!

The snow has been melting at a record speed and....the daffodils are up!!!

However, spring isn't here yet so I'll have to be content with indoor gardening(keeps me plenty busy beleive me!   Between the Orchids, Jasmine, spider plants and all the tropical plants I collect, you will find a veritable lexus of flowers in my following blogs.

This is a robin (rouge gorge)...  SPRING IS HERE!!!!  :)


I know it's blurry... I'm 100 ft away!

I welcome all comments and questions.
Hope you'll keep reading me!



Salutations,




Maryse