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Hi, gardeners,
Guess what is blooming?!?!?
I finally have something to post...we have been pressing our noses to the cold windows and hoping for some color.
Two weeks ago, I realized the critters were pulling up my bulbs, or eating the new growth right down to the ground.
I dragged out every bottle of cayenne pepper, chili-pepper, pepper anything and madly sprinkled it everwhere!
YAY! it worked.
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Last Fall, you may remember I planted over 100 bulbs. I hope the critters didn't get all the Siberian Iris...we will find out later.
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The tulips were all different types, so they are blooming here and there.
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This Narcissus is gorgeous...so ethereal.
It's dry again so they were drooping and I had to hold them up to take the photos. The last ten years NW Chicagoland has been drowned in Spring, this year has been quite dry, very dry. With the freezing temps, we can't set up any watering yet.
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The caged Peony is being brave....we have near freezing temps forecasted every night now for ten more days.
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The blues are the periwinkle ground cover. This is only the second year for this flower bed. Hoping all the plants survive and flourish. I should have taken the bunny down...but he is so cheery and he doesn't eat our flowers!
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Here is another view! The Daffys are holding with the cooler temps.
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These Tulips are new and so pretty. I love yellow flowers, and blue, and red, and ...
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A whole cluster of these peach ones are coming up---gorgeous with purple veining.
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These are red, no pink, no red, ...crimson???
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The lime green Hosta are popping up everywhere and make a perfect backdrop. I transplanted some Zebra grass a few weeks ago from big tufts. It can be invasive if you don't curtail it.
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These are peach and red! In the back are day Lilies and Iris!. I leave the leaves and debris on the ground as long as we have frosts to protect the bees and other beneficial bugs that are hiding underneath.
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I'll leave you with these sweet faces...
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The birds love this old pump and trough.
How is Spring coming in your neck of the woods?
See you for Part 2
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Sandi
Sandi
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