Planning for Spring

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I just realized the other day that we’re halfway to spring! Seriously! My daffodils typically start blooming in mid-March. That’s 6 months away! Yipes!

My realization created a moment or two of panic as I thought of all the things I needed to do in the next month or so for my spring garden.

Most importantly, I have to order some bulbs. Since we moved our flower garden to the new house in the middle of summer, we really didn’t get any of the spring bulbs like tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths. I’m hoping I’ll be able to find a few in the grass next spring.

But just in case, I plan to order some new bulbs. I’d love to start a tulip garden and have huge bouquets like the ones in the picture above. In my opinion, the best place to look for bulbs is Brecks. They specialize in older bulbs which should bloom the very first year. Besides, who has prettier spring flower beds than the Dutch in Holland? Remember pictures of windmills with carpets of flowers beneath them? That’s in Holland. I figure they know a thing or two about bulbs if they can grow flowers like that!

Before I order the bulbs, I have to plan a new flower bed area. My current bed is pretty much full of late spring to early fall blooming perennials. I tossed in a few annuals for extra color, but I don’t think I could find a home in there for tulips and daffodils.

After planning the bed, we’ll have to get dirt and edging. Oh, and fencing to keep the furry four-footed critters out. This is turning into quite the task, but hopefully the reward next spring will be worth it when the splashes of color take over the yard!

All that is just for the new garden. In the old garden, I have to trim back my lilies, consider if I want to split any plants, dig up the gladiola bulbs, and make sure the rose bushes are ready for winter.

In our veggie garden, our tomato plants are almost done, so the plants have to be composted soon. The popcorn is starting to dry up and we’ll be able to harvest that in another month or so. I think the sweet potatoes are still in the ground so we have to dig those. And if we get rain in the next few days, we’ll have another bushel of green beans to pick and snap. (As much as we need the rain, I’m halfway praying for no rain because 3 bushels of beans is plenty, right? We really don’t need 4!)

Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks as we prepare to winterize our gardens!

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