I was able to go outside during naptime and make a closer assessment of the garden since I had to tidy up some toys scattered here and there by our New Year's Eve guests!
I was pleased to see that the lupine seeds that were planted in late October have been fruitful and there are 14 new little baby plants coming up! Despite our freak snowstorm that buried them a month ago! We'll see how many will survive to adulthood. One of my old plants from last year has new growth at it's base, and the other doesn't so we'll see if it survives too. I love lupine-type flowers. And foxgloves, sweet peas...there's just something about them that I prefer anyday to a plain old marigold. Last spring I dicovered that these are all 'old-fashioned' type flowers that were planted in cottage gardens in informal style. Well, I guess if the shoe fits...I am a bit of an old-fashioned girl.
What a lovely thing to see little bits of new life sprouting in the dead of winter. Crocuses are coming up here and there, all green and white and fresh looking. Even the irises that I was given last year are sprouting already. That's another reason I love gardening. I'm cheap. Dreadfully cheap. Yet I can get plant seeds (really the most enjoyable way to grow a plant) for a few dollars, or ask for cuttings or divided plants from friends and enjoy an inexpensive hobby! Brilliant!
I took a few hacks at that old shrub by the front steps that I want to do away with, but it wouldn't be budged. I guess I'll have to commission the professional digger.