Fertile FRED

Category: FRED - the garden | Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:27 pm

Things I found in the yard this morning. Besides weeds a foot tall from the rain and sunshine.

In my bloom house the Cardoon, Safflower, Gourds are sprouting up beautifully. These were only planted about a week ago. I forgot to plant the Scabiosa-Black Knight until today so it is potted.

I dug up yet more wayward Glads, Lisa gets these whether she wants them or not. When I find some of those gorgeous purple ones like Glenda has, I will have no trouble finding a home for them tho.

Cypress Vines have become a constant out there. I bought one at the end of the season three years ago, it grew like crazy and covered that blue ladder. Every year since then I have found seedlings scattered all over the yard. The ones coming up in the large wooden planter are going to be moved where they can use a small tree by the fence to climb on. The tree is a volunteer hackberry and rather than going thru the hassle of keeping it chopped down, it will become a trellis.

Also, found out by comparing some pictures, that those yellow and white Iris are not Siberian, they are Dutch. Still only yellow ones blooming, no purple like last year.

It looks like only a couple of the perennials I moved last fall did not survive the trauma of moving day. I can't remember what they were so I guess I won't really miss them. One of these days I will suddenly think, gee I wonder what happened to the _____. Then I will go buy another one.

The blue Plumbago which the tag said was an annual is coming back.

Last fall I moved the white Liatris. I had started out with 3 a few years ago and ended up with 8 after dividing and replanting them. I have wondered if they would come back and boy-howdy did they!! Each of the 8 divisions is coming up in multiples, I think there is something like two dozen this spring.

White Autumn Sage, Mealy Sage and the Lipstick Autumn Sage are blooming. Blooms are beginning to open on the Texas Betony and the Gaura.

The jury is still out on the Carolina Jessamine. It suffered thru the freezes this past winter, the buds that have been there for months are opening but the vine itself looks pretty sad. Think I will give it to the end of April then decide if it needs to be replaced.

And, and, and,some my absolute most favoritest flower out there...the Purple Bearded Iris... have bud swells forming!! Each year the highlight of spring is being able to greet them each morning and inhale deeply of their wonderful fragrance....my popsicle plants.

I am a happy gardener today. Now I have to get cleaned up and take Amanda to a doctors appt. On the way home we will pickup sub sandwiches from Subway, Randy will be having supper with his shooting buddies so I don't have to cook. There is a little matter of last nights supper dishes that I put off doing tho.

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eileen wrote on Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:15 pm:

Oh you must show us photographs of those bearded iris when they flower Toni!! You know, once apon a time, I didn't like iris's much at all but somehow they get under your skin and before you know it you are addicted to them.

Gardenstew wrote on Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:42 pm:

What a satisfying blog entry Toni, especially when you hold it in comparison to the gardening woes you were having last year. Goes to show that when it works out it's heavenly and makes trudging through the bad gardening days worth it :)

toni wrote on Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:54 pm:

Frank, I have decided to enjoy what I have now because forecasters are saying that this summer will be just as hot and lacking in rain as the last two and water restrictions will be tighter this summer too.

Having a warm spring is giving me the chance to actually enjoy the beauty before it starts whithering in a couple of months.