Spring in the Garden

The Bleeding Hearts are growing like crazy. Moved them to the big raised bed a couple of years ago and they are doing great. They seem to like a little bit of morning sun. They get shade in the afternoon.

The front garden is doing well too. I took these pics on Monday and have they ever grown in just a few days. The little white Iris' are starting to bloom.

Today I did a little clean up in the back bed behind the family room. Lots of thistles popping up already. I dug up a cransebill geranium that was being smothered by the lamium and moved it to the front garden. It's a little spindly but will hopefully do ok with a little TLC.

Then I dug up some Coral Bells from the front V garden. They were being crowded out by the Obedient Plant which is anything but! I ripped out a bunch of those because they just can't stay put. I then moved the Coral Bells to the front lamp post bed.

There were TONS of little Lupine seedlings. I dug up a few and put
them in a pot for Krista. She and Pete happened to walk by and she was thrilled to get them.

I whipped up a couple of batches of deer repellent and sprayed all around the yard. Not taking any chances with those darn deer. There is a herd of about 9 roaming the neighborhood. Lots of bunnies around too.

I finished up the day by mulching the front bed with compost from the NB recycling center.

Another good day in the garden!

Beautiful Compost!

My compost bin! Beautiful, isn't it? Well, it will be once it decomposes. I acquired this bin through the City of New Berlin when they had a sale about 25 years ago...actually right at the beginning of the big composting craze of recent years. My mom always had a compost pile "brewing" in our back yard. She was clearly ahead of her time. This bin has served me well...I relocated it here last fall when i was doing some rearranging in the back raised bed where it's been since I got it. This isn't the best spot so I'll have to figure out a new home for it...although it's not so easy to move when it's full! I filled it up yesterday after doing some more of the Spring Cleanup then topped it off with some kitchen scraps this morning. I'll take some more pictures later to show how quickly it decomposes and sinks down into the bin.

I took a ton more pictures of the garden too but will post those later...need to get outside before the rain comes!

Daffodils

Just got back from a vacation in Florida. So happy to find my daffodils finally blooming when I got back. One good thing about cooler Spring weather...daffodils last longer!

I planted these bulbs several years ago...at least 5. This is the first year they bloomed this profusely. Gorgeous!

Mom

Mom, a photo by gardenlife on Flickr.

Happy Mother's Day!