garden of earthly delights
this afternoon i started the spring cleanup in the yard. three wheelbarrows of sticks later, i settled into the front perennial bed for a preliminary evaluation. i am happy to report that spring appears to be on its way.
it is taking its own sweet time.
the lupine has leaves about as big as my thumbnail. it should look like this eventually — but i make no promises.
then we have the dozens of lipstick-red tulips mom planted in the fall. they're barely peeking up through the mulch at the moment. as i cleaned out some debris from around the plants, i was astonished to see that the new shoots push right through any dead leaves that get in their way. note to self: don't mess with a tulip when it means business.
finally, i was happy to see that the daylilies and daffodils under my living room window are pushing up. these plants come courtesy of my neighbor and my grandmother respectively. when the daffodils are finished, the foliage of the daylilies hides their tattered leaves nicely. zero maintenance: my kind of garden.
as excited as i am to see signs of life in my yard, i have to confess that i'm emerald green with envy. mom and betty e-mailed me pictures of their gardens, vivid enough to make me weep — that is, if i weren't already weeping at the mole trails and snowbanks that are the most noticeable feature of my yard these days.
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glad to see things are looking up, green, and growing.
Posted by: auntb | April 10, 2004 07:10 PM