Spring Showers and Pretty Flowers
This past fall I planted over a hundred bulbs in our front yard. Andrew planted over a hundred in our backyard. Just this week we started enjoying the fruits of our labor when our daffodils started blooming. We’ve noticed a ton of bulbs coming up, some of which we are quite sure we didn’t even plant (thank you, previous owners who planted lots of pretty bulbs for us to enjoy!). I’m excited to see what some of these other bulbs turn out to be!
The first tulip to being blooming.
Two of many daffodils beginning to bloom.
Something we didn’t plant!
Tonight Andrew and I went to Home Depot and bought four different types of clematis plants (they are pronouced CLEM-uh-tis, MOM!) and 4 blue glazed terra cotta pots to grow them in. We plan to stick one on each corner of the awning in our backyard, and hopefully these plants will take off and grow up the awning!
Other fun plant news: I started several different types of herbs and flowers indoors, to be planted outside when the weather gets a little warmer. So far the mint and the parsley haven’t really wanted to sprout (I think they hate me), but I’ve gotten better luck with some morning glories and other similar vine flowers, violas and lavendar. Patrick’s little plants are also taking off. He planted a couple of his favorite things: watermelon and pumpkin seeds (and sunflower seeds as well..). His plants are getting so big that I am wondering how much longer I can contain them in their little starter pots before they find a way to grow out of them!
Tonight we’re expecting a big rain storm, a real “Pineapple Express” (Thanks, Hawaii, for sending the rain!). Hopefully we won’t have any wind like we had in early December, which had shingles blowing off our roof and cause leaking in our master bathroom. Wow, that was a mess… but it was the worst storm we’ve had here for YEARS. Rachel and Josh, hopefully we’ll have sun for you guys, but if not, blame Hawaii! Darn that expensive tropical paradise!!!!