On the Porch

The porch has become a waiting place for plants going outdoors in containers, especially annuals. I planted other annuals grown from seed indoor on Easter weekend but they could take some cool nights. They've done well. Coleus, impatiens and other will wait until May to be planted in their final containers as pansies will soon be done. Some have already started to complain about many of the 70 and 80 degree days we have had in April. I wonder did I order these narcissus because they had small blooms. Can't remember. I've already preordered bulbs for fall and have a few more to add to my order. I think I see 2 aphids on the brunnera blue stems. I'll take care of that tomorrow with neem or horitcultural soap. Maybe just pick them off.

Bought 2 hyacinths today at Home Depot. Couldn't resist the scent. Mine have already bloomed.

Brunnera and their beautiful blue flowers below. Upset that the ones planted last summer in the yard have not returned. I ordered this one dormant during the winter and kept it on the sun porch with other dormant perennials I ordered. It will be planted in a container with others for a shade planting that will stay on my porch. I'll show you that when I do it.

Orange calibrachoa for an outdoor planter.

Lantana for one of my daughter's window boxes on her balcony.

Vinca for containers.

Caladium Carol Whorton, I think.

I've wanted a streptocarpus and found one today at Primax Garden Center

My favorite annual salvia.

Another dormant perennial coreopsis overwintered on the porch until I can plant it outdoors.

Did you say what's the matter with that hydrangea? It needs water every day or it looks like this.

I've eaten 3 red strawberries already.

Snapdragons

Impatiens

 

Palm Sunday

I think our strange weather this winter had an impact of the colors of my tulips. Nothing looks like what I ordered but I've started to order my fall tulips, already.

 

Sunday visit. My grand pup. After storms yesterday in our area, today was a beautiful Palm Sunday.

Lets Visit

The arborvitae is in a pot. I put in moss to hide it. Two others from a fall planting don't look well and are on the side of the house. Going to see if they live.

Going to sit that Proven Winners pot in something.

Two columbines there until I decide where to plant them. My yard has eaten so many plants including several beautiful columbines.

Native Honeysuckle struggled last spring after frost killed the blooms. 

My Annabelle Hydrangea planted in the fall has survived winter and starting to bud out, yeah. Can't wait to see her.
Waiting for 2 ferns and a hosta to emerge in this pot. Until then, pansies.

Too early for Blooms

Beautiful pelargonium from Primex. I wanted 1 of each type because I rarely see them and not this large. She looked better last week. Her old blooms are starting too die but there are others waiting to open. Below, my seedlings are doing good although didn't expect them to be blooming in March. I just started them in February.

Excited about not having to buy any petunias. I'll never by plants from any form the store again. They are such easy seeds to grow.

Verbena, pelargoniums, and gem.

Gomphrena

Kong Coleus

A green blooming nicotiana.

My daughter's tulips for her balcony are the first to bloom. She has to pick these up now.

            I believe they are Don Juan tulips from Tulip World. Can you believe you can order tulips now for fall, already. They don't want gardeners to have any money.

They were crispy. I watered them tonight.

What am I going to do with the gomphrena until May? I know they bloom until frost because I grew them last season. So they should be able to take some cold like now, lol. They may have to be hardened off and go in the soil before May.

My 2 tiny peppers are still alive. They don't even look like peppers. I ordered them from Baker Creek. Hope they are peppers. We shall see.

They may be getting too much light. They're loosing their dark varigation.