Today the
temperature was in the mid '50s and so I took advantage of the warm
weather and went to work in my garden. The snowdrops were blooming
and this white flower is generally the first flower to bloom in
spring.
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| Snowdrops and purple crocus are the first flowers in early spring |
I took some time to
remove the mulch from my spring garden beds and saw that the crocus
and daffodils were coming up also. Now I know that these warm days
is just a break because cold weather is in the forecast for this
weekend, but instead of covering the new growth up with a light layer
of leaves, I think I will make up my spring fertilizer.
This flower garden
fertilizer is one that was passed down from my dad, he would mix 8 lbs of compost with 3 lbs of bone meal and if there was any ash left in the firepit he would add that to the wheelbarrow and mix all the ingredients with a shovel. Learn more about this spring flower garden fertilizer here
I will put a layer
of fertilizer over the flower beds and around the spring
flowering shrubs. Like my lilac and forsythia and by doing this I
know that when it comes time for the flowers to bloom that they will
be beautiful.
I spent three hours in the garden today and really enjoyed getting my flower beds ready for the next growing season.
I spent three hours in the garden today and really enjoyed getting my flower beds ready for the next growing season.
I love to see the first signs of Spring! What a lovely photograph. Cannot wait to be able to get out more into the garden.
ReplyDeleteJasmine the last few days have been wonderful, sunny and warm and have spent time in my garden and in clients. Cold weather is in the forecast but I know I will spend my time making garden plans. I am itching to garden every day and to see the plants grow.
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