MAGNIFICENT MARCH 2012 - FLOWER GARDENING

 

March 2012 has been such a magnificent time in the gardens!


The Azaleas are in full bloom!
For the first time, my Lilac bush is blooming beautifully.
Both my Foamflower and my Helleborus from last year, May 2011, purchased at the local Master Gardener sale are both doing very well. 
Mr. Goldstrike has lots of new growth!
Columbines (Aquilegia) are beginning to bloom!
The newest addition to my garden is Helleborus X Hyridus Double Ellen Picotee.  I just recieved this yesterday from Burpee!  I am looking foward to it blooming in the future!


Happy Gardening!
Mindy

MORE AND MORE BLOOMS EVERY DAY

Every day that I take a stroll I find more life to my gardens.  I love spring with the Daffodils and Crocus, such pretty colors.  The bottom right pictures is a picture of a plant that I purchased at the end of the season last year called Mr. Goldstrike!  It is a beautiful foliage perennial.  The bottom right pictures is a beautiful shrub that is now blooming that was given to me by my girls and husband for Mother's Day!  What a beautiful cascade of flowers it produces!  Top corner pictures are of my very first Hellebore!  I think it is sprouting a bloom from the base of the plant.  I am so excited.  I purchased it last May at a Master Gardner plant sale in my area!  It is my first Hellebore!  Can't wait to see the blooms!

Busy day today transplanting my broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower into larger containers!  As you can see they are definitely ready to be transplanted. 

I had my assembly line ready.  I am trying some organic fish fertilizer.  This will be a new thing, anxious to see how it works!  I also transplanted some Kale (Blue, Curled) outside!  I am not sure how this will do, but I am going to give it a shot, as it is not really a plant you start indoors in my area. 

Happy Gardening and Happy Spring (14 days away)!
Mindy