Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

April 30, 2015

Spring has sprung, and I'm loving it!

Earthlings office garden with Plum in full bloom!
(Just waiting for annuals... can't wait! )

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Tulips







There are many plants that make the garden sparkle this time of year.  Because we have long winters, spring flowers seem to be the most anticipated, and can be incorporated in your landscape plan.
Spring bulbs give color almost immediately once the ground begins to thaw. 








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Ornamental Onion







Some favorites are grape hyacinth, daffodils, and of course tulips. Planting these bulbs in the fall will give color in the spring and fill spaces in the landscape until the perennials and shrubs start coming in.











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Bonfire Cushion S





Spring color comes from perennials too. These perennials such as Cushion Spurge, Moss Phlox, Bergenia, Siberian Bugloss, Prairie Crocus, Snow Drop Anemone, and Iris really pop in the spring.












This time of year Apples and Mayday trees are in full bloom and fill the air with their sweet fragrance. Some of my favorite spring flowering shrubs are spireas. The Bridal Wreath Spirea has long arching branches covered in white blossoms. Lilacs are another spring favorite with many varieties blooming from early to late spring.

Share your spring flowers this spring on our FACEBOOK Page – Earthlings inc. – 
I would love to see what’s blooming J

Happy Gardening,

Kirsten Hironaka

March 8, 2011

Waiting for Spring.....

In the Winter I am always looking forward to spring, but this winter has been a test to my gardening soul. I cannot believe how much snow we have had and that it doesn’t show any sign of letting up.  Oh well… I am hoping the old adage is true “In like a lion out like a lamb”!  In February it helps me to rethink my garden; what I did right, what I did wrong, and what I want to try for fun this year.  I have got some great ideas for my annual planters that I am going to experiment with and I am trying out some new seeds one called...
                                              Gremlins for the Garden

It's for the kids because these gourds looked awesome!  I had to order “Orange smoothie pumpkins” again because they truly are the absolute perfect pumpkin.  I am really hoping that spring will be warmer and that my cucumbers will do better than they did last year.  Here’s Hoping!

Happy gardening!

Kirsten

P.S. Here's a picture of some of the planters at my house last year….