Sunshine for you!!!

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

I copied this picture from a Teleflora Ad.  I went to the Farmers Almanac, and they said that Easter, 2026 falls on Sunday, April 3rd.  Actually, April 3, 2026 is a Friday.  I think they made a mistake.  Anyway, their pics weren't that great, so I went and found us something pretty to look at today.  

 

 

HAPPY EASTER!!!

 

They are everywhere!!  And they are blooming NOW!!!  There are several in the park, and we love them.  

 

I hope you see some in your travels, because they are beautiful.  They always make me smile.

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Now HERE is a patch of dandelions.  Aren't they great?  I love them.  OK, it's true, I don't let ALL dandelions stay.  When they are in the garden paths they have to go, but these near the front door can definitely stay.  

 

They are so cheerful, and the bees and butterflies love them too.  

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

We are trying something new this year:  this is German Chamomile.  Of course, we've all had chamomile tea, but I've never seen it growing.  So I splurged and spent $2.35 for a pack of 800 seeds.  Boy were they tiny!!!  

 

They germinated within a couple days, and the seedlings were so tiny that I transplanted them in clumps.  We will see...

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

 

 

Tis the season for the return Rhubarb.  I noticed that ours is coming back, and it is gorgeous!!!  We've had this rhubarb for over ten years, and we just keep dividing it, and passing it along to our gardening friends.  I hang on to one or two plants.

 

When you buy rhubarb at the farmers market or in the grocery store, you don't get to see the leaves.   The LEAVES get tossed  because they are TOXIC.  They contain enough oxalic acid that in the past they were used to scour burned pots and pans.  Yeah, no thanks.  I will stick to SOS.

 

Anyway, the red or green stems are delicious cooked down like apple or cranberry sauce, or turned into rhubarb pie.   I hope you get to try it sometime.  

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I went out to the garden last week to see what's happening out there, and look who I saw coming up:  cilantro.  There are about 20 tiny seedlings out there.  Fingers crossed that March doesn't decide to "go out like a lion."

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Hahaha!!!  I seeded the Arugula bed on February 17, the new moon, the same day I planted tomato, pepper, kale, and lettuce seeds.  See the bigger leaves?  Well, after that cold spell a couple weeks ago, they looked kinda sad, so I overseeded the bed with more arugula seeds.  Now look what we've got!!!  TONS of arugula.  Old and new.

 

But I've heard (from more than one source) that you can't have too much arugula.  

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

I thought you would like to see the Clematis.  I trimmed out the dead stuff from last year, and it has leafed out beautifully.  There are lots of flower buds too.  Last year it bloomed on my birthday, so we still have about a month until we see blooms.  I will be sure to show you when it blooms, because it is fabulous.

 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Here is one of the Dogwood trees that we planted a few years ago, and it is starting to bloom!!!  Everything else in the picture looks like winter, but those white blossoms tell me that Spring is here.  The other two trees are just getting started, but all three look healthy and strong.  Yay!!!

 

 

HAPPPY SPRING!!!