The beautiful spring weather continues! Yesterday, there was a light rain but today is sunny and warm. The Weeping Cherry tree is in full bloom and smells very fragrant.
We visited four nurserys in the area today. I purchased a butterfly bush (to replace one that did not survive the winter), a bleeding heart and four bags of cocoa mulch at Panetta's Nursery. I discovered this store several years ago and now we give it a lot of our business. They are small enough to be knowledgeable about their stock but large enough to carry a good selection of plants and landscape materials. We were able to buy four bags of cocoa mulch on sale for $17.99. Wednesday, I saw it at another store for $9.99 a bag. We'll be going back several times to get more.
I also purchased six Wave petunias at a nursery in Canton. I received a coupon advertising these petunias for 99 cents each (regularly $3.99). They have run this special for several years and I have taken advantage of it. In the past, I have purchased perennials and annuals from them. There was a wonderful article on local nurseries in a recent issue of Dave's Garden e-newsletter.
One of the reasons that we went to so many nurseries today is that Ken wanted to look at ground covers. I told him about my idea of using ground covers in the strip next to the road and he was interested in the idea. He did some research but wanted to see what the actual plants looked like as well finding out how much they cost. We were able to find some ajuga and myrtle but both were very expensive. A flat of myrtle was $49.99 and the ajuga was $3.99 per potted plant. He decided not to buy any. Instead, Ken decided to weed the area thoroughly, put compost down and then overseed. He was able to get 1/3 of the strip done this evening. He'll work on the rest of it during the next few days. I think that this is a cost effective solution to the problem.
I was able to get some work done this afternoon. I planted the Bleeding Heart, repotted some of the tomatoes, planted a Flambe Salmon petunia in each of the three pots growing around the flower pole in the large back bed, and planted a Salmon Velvet petunia in a pot that I will put in the bed behind the house.
Updates on the garden include:
We visited four nurserys in the area today. I purchased a butterfly bush (to replace one that did not survive the winter), a bleeding heart and four bags of cocoa mulch at Panetta's Nursery. I discovered this store several years ago and now we give it a lot of our business. They are small enough to be knowledgeable about their stock but large enough to carry a good selection of plants and landscape materials. We were able to buy four bags of cocoa mulch on sale for $17.99. Wednesday, I saw it at another store for $9.99 a bag. We'll be going back several times to get more.
I also purchased six Wave petunias at a nursery in Canton. I received a coupon advertising these petunias for 99 cents each (regularly $3.99). They have run this special for several years and I have taken advantage of it. In the past, I have purchased perennials and annuals from them. There was a wonderful article on local nurseries in a recent issue of Dave's Garden e-newsletter.
One of the reasons that we went to so many nurseries today is that Ken wanted to look at ground covers. I told him about my idea of using ground covers in the strip next to the road and he was interested in the idea. He did some research but wanted to see what the actual plants looked like as well finding out how much they cost. We were able to find some ajuga and myrtle but both were very expensive. A flat of myrtle was $49.99 and the ajuga was $3.99 per potted plant. He decided not to buy any. Instead, Ken decided to weed the area thoroughly, put compost down and then overseed. He was able to get 1/3 of the strip done this evening. He'll work on the rest of it during the next few days. I think that this is a cost effective solution to the problem.
I was able to get some work done this afternoon. I planted the Bleeding Heart, repotted some of the tomatoes, planted a Flambe Salmon petunia in each of the three pots growing around the flower pole in the large back bed, and planted a Salmon Velvet petunia in a pot that I will put in the bed behind the house.
Updates on the garden include:
- The coral bells are sending up flower stalks.
- The columbines are budding.
- The pinks are getting ready to flower.
- The lilacs have buds and a few are beginning to bloom. Its fragrance in permeating the air.
- The sweet peas are popping out of the ground.
- The hostas have started to unfurl their leaves and are getting larger every day.
- Dug out more Obedient Plant from the large back bed! I HATE THIS PLANT.
We saw the first Baltimore oriole (male) of the year today. It was a male and I think that it was tryin to gather material for its nest. The gold finches have started to feed out of the new feeder. Ken said that next time that he fills it with seed, he will mix the black niger seed with the sunflower seed.
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