It’s the most exciting time of year! It’s like Christmas, except instead of tumbling downstairs to see what “Santa” left me under the tree, I’m dashing out the door every day to see what’s blooming in each garden bed. Believe me, I know where to look, and I usually spot each emerging plant when its tip first pierces the surface. Yes, it’s spring! But you know, as the day wears on and I calm down a little, I realize that the display is rather…spotty.
Partly that is because, at five years old, this garden is young as gardens go. But it’s also because when you plant bulbs in the fall, it’s hard to remember where the other bulbs are. Even if you have a picture to help, it’s not easy to get them in the right spot. Even though they’d still be the same flowers in the same bed, they’d make a bigger impact when combined. I’m going to make a note to move them as they’re going dormant later on this spring. Right now, you can see that primrose behind the daffodils. Planted together, the yellow daffs would emerge in a froth of pink and highlight the eye of the primrose flower.Even in the spring garden, there is always a way to make things better.
Sometimes to make things better you just need more of what you’ve already got.
Updates on previous blog posts
Two and a half years ago I planted a bunch of traffic-stopping daffodils.
And those hellebores that I thought I ruined by cutting back the dead foliage too soon? After enduring three feet of snow in March, this spring seems especially sweet. But I probably say that every year.Inspired by the words of Elizabeth Lawrence, “We can have flowers nearly every month of the year,” Carol of May Dreams Gardens started Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. On the 15th of every month, garden bloggers from all over the world publish what is currently blooming in their gardens. Check it out at May Dreams Gardens.
Yay!!! Spring is here! I love your potential bulb combinations. I keep adding each fall. I have a flush of alliums that I’ve never had before but they’re not blooming just quite yet. Well hello Dotty.
Lovely helebore. I normally cut the old leaves off in January and have never had any problems.
Steve, your climate in Great Britain is quite different than my upstate NY one. But I had never had a problem before this year, either.
I have some daffodils that need to be rescued from being overtaken by fir trees and a forsythia bush, but I always forget to do it when they go dormant and now the roots from the trees may make it impossible. My hellebores suffered from the late snow as well and they hadn’t been trimmed back. But they’ve put on a nice display anyway. I’d love to get some like your rich purple ones, but they are much too expensive at our local nursery.
Happy Easter.
Pat, if your soil is good and moist when they are going dormant this year, try digging those daffodils. If they are getting overwhelmed, you won’t lose much by giving it a try. I hope you find a fellow gardener willing to trade some purple hellebores. They are expensive but they are usually quite long-lived and get better every year–kind of like peonies.
I know just how you feel! Spring is almost my favorite season especially when we get rain and no late freezes. Your garden is coming along. It’s just a youngster. Yes, to the chionodoxa. Won’t that be splendid?? Happy Easter Kathy.~~Dee
Love the helebores! I am very into purples/lavenders these past few years. Spring has definitely arrived 🙂
You can certainly find those colors in hellebores.
I do the same thing! Every morning I head out with a cup of coffee and go for my daily walk crouching down every few feet to check each treasure as it emerges and squealing with delight! Isn’t this the best time of year?
Yes!
I am so glad your hellebores came through for you! They look wonderful. I agree, photos help but aren’t perfect for remembering where things are. Your garden is really coming together!
Thank you!