October 23, 2006
Onward and upward in the garden
Another busy weekend in the garden, with a plant backlog built up from June or so and a lot of bulbs to be planted, some bought, some from bulb division in Jville. One was an enormous fritillaria the size of a small cauliflower. The nursery, which writes the number of bulbs in a bag on a pre-printed label, had written: Qty: 1. (!)
It`s paired toward the back of the bed with three big alliums (`Mount Everest`) and one even bigger one (`Globemaster`), so there should be a lot to look at next June.
Againt my better judgement Saturday, I took advantage of the gardenimport.com fall sale, (50% off lots of things) so there are Even More bulbs on their way. Gardenimport.com is a rare example of a plant retailer which really gets e-commerce.
The ugly wire contraptions are an attempt to keep squirrels off the bulbs – they'll be coming off at some point in the spring.
Shrubs, from left, are: another native witch hazel, not as healthy as the one in back; a variegated dogwood; a serviceberry; and a white butterfly bush.
Here's a view of the back garden, with the witch hazel (yellow shape at left) colouring well –
And here's how it looked in late April -
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