The spring garden is showing signs of promise, portent, and poppies. There’s so much bursting from the soil, so much potential, it’s hard to contain one’s excitement. But alas, we shall endeavor to capture that excitement in pictures to share and inspire, fellow gardenerds. With alacrity. Enjoy.
Promise
Spaghetti squash seedlings are safe under floating row cover. Their seeds are popular with the birds, so we protect them until they sprout. We can remove this now. Henderson’s Bush lima beans and Yard long beans (along trellis) have popped up. Another round of flowers appeared on our Fuji apple tree. Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet corn interplanted with arugula and lettuces along the edge of the drip line.
Portent – In a Good Way
Monarch chrysalis – what’s inside is turning dark. An indicator that it will emerge soon!We covered our nectarine tree with bird netting to keep the grasshoppers and critters away from these growing fruits. Volunteer tomatoes insult our cultivated varieties with their early arrival of fruit. Naner-naner, they say, as they grow from the compost bin. The hubby picks fresh chamomile flowers to dry for tea later on.
Poppies (and other flowers)!
Poppies about to openComfrey in bloom.
There’s so much coming to life in the garden these days. May you enjoy every sprout (promise), every unexpected surprise (portent), and every reward (poppies) the garden has to offer.
