First up is my lone crocus. Yep. Just one. What kind of person only plants one crocus? Believe me, I'm not that person---I actually planted 100 or so of the giant species crocus the fall we moved into this house (so, ah, 14+ years ago) and one year the moles/voles/groundhogs/squirrels got to the bulbs. Whatever bulbs managed to survive and come up were then forced to endure death by nibbling rabbit. So it's just this lone crocus left after all these years. I'm not planting more, that's for sure.
Next up I see my lovely hyacinths starting to poke their noses up. They pop up in this location earlier than anywhere else because they are just a few inches away from my concrete driveway AND they have a perfect southern exposure. The blooms are a little gangly looking because, yep, they are 14+ years old, too, but I'm not one to rip out bulbs! So they stay.
And finally, all of my sedum (variety is similar to "Autumn Joy" but predates it) is coming up. I like sedum. I don't have to really do much of anything to it and it always looks nice. It's a major bee attractor and looks pretty in the winter with snow piled on top of it. Well it looks good in all the other winters, this winter was a bit of a disappointment. I'm pretty sure all of my plants of this variety originate as cuttings from a sedum my Dad bought in the 70's.
I understand about pesky varmints eating plants! I'm also terrible about moving my bulbs around! I always forget them in the fall and can never remember where they were planted! I love your Sedum!
ReplyDeletei planted 30 tulip bulbs about 6 years ago in our front yard. last summer i dug up the front yard split all the bulbs and replanted the bulbs. we have 198 tulips sprouting this year. it should be interesting!! i may need some tips and or suggestions for the garden this summer. we will be talking.
ReplyDeleteI love that you divided tulips. Something I have done--but so many people don't realize you can! =) And I've been talking to R about your garden...seems you just need to remember to water it once in a while, lol.
DeleteIt's pretty amazing how tough certain bulbs are, but no bulbs can survive pests chomping away at them! My mom has the same problem in her garden. She can't really grow tulips because of it, but has had some success growing narcissus, because they don't go after them as much (maybe they taste bad? Who knows!) Looking forward to seeing your vegetable garden update.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think narcissus are deer friendly and rodent friendly b/c they taste yucky! Thanks for visiting!
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