Thalia daffodils and dwarf iris in bloom!
Daffies and irises in March
Tag: spring is here
March Spots of Color
What’s blooming now?
Plant Porn: Just another garden center purchase
Dianthus, both perennial and annual, nasturtiums, and hmmm…what’s in the bag? Likely bulbs.
First plant purchases of the season!
I’ve caught the spring fever bug if you’ve sneaked a peek at my Instagram. Temperatures in the North Texas area are in the low 80s for the past week. It was time for my seasonal commute to North Haven Gardens and big box stores around town.
First, off to North Haven Gardens…herbs, colorful annuals and perennials snagged:
I wanted to start some lemongrass from seed, but haven’t found any local retailers selling seed. Calloway’s Nursery in Denton had this one specimen in stock, so I figured I’d pick it up…along with a bag of expanded shale. The kitties like inspecting grassy things.
I need to shop for some catgrass seed!
I finally found some Red Rubin basil seeds at Home Depot. Couldn’t resist picking up lily bulbs and more annual/perennial color. Weekend garden project, here we come!
Late spring blooms
Despite all the excitement that 2 new furbabies introduces to the household, I did still get to witness some really cool blooms decorating our new front yard landscape. The tall red cypress, red columbine, Crimson Pirate daylilies, and Picasso callas are just some of the vivid sights now showing their colors. Even the waterlogged gardenia managed to push out some blooms…
The highly anticipated Pumpkin Pie Coreopsis in bud and bloom was slightly disappointing for appearing mostly like a typical tickseed, just with a little more orange in color:
