Spring

Tulips opened. Enjoying them before they're gone.

Muscari and lambs ear.

Lilies and another perennial coming up.

More perennials coming up lilies and something else I can't identify yet.

Pansies from fall still going.

Foxglove seeding from last spring.

Pink lilies emerging.

New England Asters growing.

Surprised come back because it didn't thrive. May be too much crowding for it.

Can't kill dusty miller. It over winters in this region.

Sedum

Purple aster hidden under tulip foliage. It will soon have light when the tulips finish.

It's started to grow some. 

My hyacinths are almost done now, time to remove them from the planter.

Topped blooms off the hyacinths and will put them later.

Lantana ordered in the fall arrived yesterday from Burpee. They look good.

Creeping Jenny

Planted a lot of narcissus but don't know what happened to the rest.

I've been working remotely and had to go in yesterday. My plants survive, someone watered them to my surprise. I brought them home.

Can't believe poka dot plant survived for 1 month. You know they look dead without water.

Shade soon arriving with tiny leaves from the canopy over the yard.

Found my lilies in the basement. I didn't know where I'd put them and they're ready to be planted.

The bulbs were still nice and firm.

Azaleas bought from the discount rack last fall are starting to bloom and putting on new foliage. Removed it from out front because kids playing football kept knocking it out of it's pot and broke many branches. It'll stay in the yard now and hopefully fill out some.

Planted 4 phlox in the yard. There's a frost warning tonight and hope it doesn't damage them. I already have phlox from last season blooming in the yard so they should do okay.

Planted one here and left it's tag so I know what it is after flowering.

Waiting for some other shade perennials to arrive from Monticello.

Hibiscus planted last fall starting to bud out. Thought it was dead.

Planted one there.

Plant one Solomon's seal last fall and now have 4. Can't wait to see how they multiply next spring. They must like my yard which is good because it's difficult getting plants to grown under trees competing with tree roots.

Columbine and the non blooming peony. Too much shade for it. I'll relocate it maybe this season.

Bleeding heart is making progress. I had another one. It bloomed for 3 seasons and then didn't come back. I guess perennial doesn't mean they'll live forever.

Ostrich fern emerging. Also planted Virginia chain fern in the fall but it didn't return and may not.

Brunnera seems to have a long bloom time. I'll be happy if the blooms last until the end of May. Ordered seeds of forget me knots to add more blue to the flower beds. I think they're biannual so they may not bloom the 1st year. My sister's garden bed is absolutely beautiful with them. I have to take some pictures of them while they're still in bloom.

The squirrel/raccoon saga. Dug up all the soil in each container. I pressed it down. Now to see if anything comes up. Looks like some seedlings are in one container.

They all look alike. That's why you label your seedlings.

Plant delivery last week of phlox, bee balm, achillea, and camomile.

Order from Select Seeds arrived today. Rex begonia, Persian shield, cardinal flower, asters, and fruschia. The asters and cardinal flowers are tiny.

Begonia vine and Persian shield.

Fruschia

Arrived in this box.

Rex begonia vine.

Lettuce starts grew quick. I sowed trout lettuce seedlings with them and they germinated quickly. Turns out after looking carefully it's not lettuce but nasturtiums. Where are lettuce seedlings. Should have germinated by now.

Trout Lettuce (no forgot I sowed nasturtiums). The lettuce never emerged. Will have to reseed with fresh seed.

Social Distancing

While Philadelphian's keeps their distance between individuals and leave home only for essentials, glad perennials from last year are emerging from the soil and fall planted bulbs. Not being able to go out to garden centers is unsettling but necessary. I ordered plants from 3 online nurseries last fall but don't know when they'll arrive given the situation.

Exhibition sized hyacinths lived up to their size with huge blooms that must be stalked. The pink forget me not is holding on. Planted in march along with the pansies during my last visit to the garden center. Don't know when they'll be allowed open for business again.

Muscari. Planted a large patch of crocus here also but squirrels soon devoured them after planting. Not one was left.

Lambs ear is always beautiful.

I planted more tulips than remembered. That's what happens when catalog's start to arrive. Then I have to find places to plant them now that I haven't put them in the yard the past couple of years due to critters eating them.

Can't remember what color they were, hopefully red and orange. I love orange tulips. Soon to be followed by red and orange zinnia seedlings growing inside.

Bright sun and they're wide open. Hopefully I'll have a few more days of them because they just opened and usually don't seem to open as fully the first few days. Can't understand why. Still glad to have them.

Lily emerged and vinca blooms. I hate vinca. This crawled into my flower bed from my neighbor's. One year soon, I'll remove it. It's covered a shrub that can barely be seen.

This is the third year for my native honey suckle. Will it bloom this year?

Knew better than to plant allium near scattered shade seeds. Maybe they'll survive.

On the porch. My seat along with the yard while I'm home bound. Haven't finished my chair cushions yet, soon.

The fabric was cut 2 weeks ago, just have to sew it and see if the cover fits.

Bought when the first spring bulbs arrived. Will plant them after the tulips finish blooming.

Glad I got soil before the lock down. I have tomato and pepper seedlings to bring outside soon

City of Harlem hyacinths were beautiful but now starting to finish up. I loved them and will order again for fall.

Cleaned up a bag of stuff from the porch to put out today.

Didn't plan on a Fourth of July them but...

Hardy Chicago Fig has survived. Thought it was dead.

Agapanthus. I wonder if they bloom the first year.

The last 3 amaryllis bulbs planted before the dry up. I left them on the porch for a long time probably too long.

Last summers container hydrangea budding out.

Finally planted. Purchased 2 last fall at the end of season sale. Will do that again this year. I got some good plants at extremely discount prices.

Romaine lettuce with dill and tout lettuce seeds also planted.

Snap dragons and pansies.

Oxalis returning. Went dormant this winter. I took out the bulbs and added new soil.

Up sized some of the seedlings. Coleus, cat mint, and lupin shown.

Lupin

Catmint

White blooming hyacinth been vine.

Why is this tiny phlox blooming.

Zinnias

Sad foxgloves. Second sowing also didn't do well. I'm doing to leave them in this closed container and see how far I can get them.

For tomato seedlings up sized potted.

Two basket flower seedlings. Hardy seedlings.

Have to get to these 2 tangled pots.

I transplanted 3 sunflower seedlings. Don't need many because the flower bed is small. Some dwarf ones haven't germinated but they were old seeds. I'll try again with them on a wet paper towel.