I have set a new record(low) for posting. Not by choice. I have had non-stop company for two weeks and one weekend and then more MIL issues plus another bout requiring a trip to the rheumatologist.
I will attempt a little bit of a catchup, mostly for my records.
Weather has been very cool and extremely windy. I did my second mowing (a week or so ago). I finally planted tomato and pepper seeds and they are coming up. I used a heating pad on the bottom to speed things up. I am about a week behind with them.
I gave up planting and finally just heeled in my order from Stark Bros. I did get 6 each of kale and broccoli planted.
All the peaches have bloomed and now are just have some sporadic blossoms here and there. Maybe there will be a peach or two not claimed by frosts.
Apricot and plums dropped petals several days ago.
Seckel pear and Moonglow have bloomed, some still on tree despite 30 mph winds. Kieffer blooms a week earlier and all petals have dropped on it.
The apples are beginning to bloom. (both those in the ground and those still in large pots)
All Clematis are pruned and growing well.
These are two dark purple that I finally had the nerve to cut back to l8 inches. They have responded well. I hope I will have lots of blooms.
and this is Jackmanii Superba on a makeshift trellis (that may become a permanent one.)
I still haven't been able to trim the beds but did cut the dead tops from the agastache bed.
I now have both the golden and the green and think I will leave some green this year.
We had the front shrub border next to the road cut to the ground a couple of years ago and I was worried that I would never see my lilacs again, they are back. This is the common syringa vulgaris. I will have to thin it relentlessly but at least this one near the house side is in a good place.
and this is the Persian Lilac,
The old Ash Tree Bed which should now be called the kerria bed is beginning,
There are some clumps of late daffodils blooming. These all came from a 50-bulb order from White Flower Farm and I love the mix,
Blackberries are leafing out and I see some beginnings of buds.
I am noticing the trees more this year. The oaks are the latest to bud, the Pin Oak is before the white or red oak and the swamp oak. The Birch is somewhere in between. The Amur Maple is fully in leaf. The red locust is just now showing signs of life. The Red Maple is start to leaf and has lots of seeds as always.
All for now.
I will attempt a little bit of a catchup, mostly for my records.
Weather has been very cool and extremely windy. I did my second mowing (a week or so ago). I finally planted tomato and pepper seeds and they are coming up. I used a heating pad on the bottom to speed things up. I am about a week behind with them.
I gave up planting and finally just heeled in my order from Stark Bros. I did get 6 each of kale and broccoli planted.
All the peaches have bloomed and now are just have some sporadic blossoms here and there. Maybe there will be a peach or two not claimed by frosts.
Apricot and plums dropped petals several days ago.
Seckel pear and Moonglow have bloomed, some still on tree despite 30 mph winds. Kieffer blooms a week earlier and all petals have dropped on it.
The apples are beginning to bloom. (both those in the ground and those still in large pots)
All Clematis are pruned and growing well.
and this is Jackmanii Superba on a makeshift trellis (that may become a permanent one.)
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I still haven't been able to trim the beds but did cut the dead tops from the agastache bed.
I now have both the golden and the green and think I will leave some green this year.
We had the front shrub border next to the road cut to the ground a couple of years ago and I was worried that I would never see my lilacs again, they are back. This is the common syringa vulgaris. I will have to thin it relentlessly but at least this one near the house side is in a good place.
and this is the Persian Lilac,
The old Ash Tree Bed which should now be called the kerria bed is beginning,
There are some clumps of late daffodils blooming. These all came from a 50-bulb order from White Flower Farm and I love the mix,
Blackberries are leafing out and I see some beginnings of buds.
I am noticing the trees more this year. The oaks are the latest to bud, the Pin Oak is before the white or red oak and the swamp oak. The Birch is somewhere in between. The Amur Maple is fully in leaf. The red locust is just now showing signs of life. The Red Maple is start to leaf and has lots of seeds as always.
All for now.
