Out on the sidewalk, coating the new planters in linseed oil, and nary a gullible youth to be found to Tom-Sawyer into doing it for me…
Oiling Planter Crates
Spring Floral Additions
We took a trip to Metropolitan Plant & Flower Exchange in Fort Lee and picked up a bunch of bedding flowers to be added to the garden planters and the treebeds here and around the neighborhood, including the following:
- Petunia — Starlet White; Tritunia White; Tritunia Plum; Tritunia Veined Mix
- Marigold — Taishan Mix
- Dwarf Snapdragon — White; Yellow; Pink Rose
- Dianthus (“Sweet William”) — White; Pink Mix
- Celosia (“Cockscomb”) — Glorious Mix
- Verbena (“Vervain”) — Obsession Blue with Eye; Obsession Pastel Mix
- Lobelia — Hot Brilliant Blue
- Lantana — Bandana Rose
- Calibrachoa — Conga Red
- Bracteantha (“Strawflower”) — Mohave Basket Yellow
- Coreopsis (“Tickseed”) — Beauty Sunrise
Flowering Bulbs in Full Bloom
Squills, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, tulips — nearly all of the flowering bulbs have emerged to put on a show.
Crocuses
I snapped this photo of this pairing of crocus flowers for my wife, as her colors are purple and white.
Grapevines Coming to Life
As grapevines swell with new growth, old bark splits and peels to reveal new bark underneath.
Daffodils
Our daffodils are still going strong.
Emerging Flowers
As winter fades into spring, life reemerges.
Budding Boxwood
Nature’s first green is gold.
First Squills
The Siberian Squill that I planted eight years ago in the sidewalk tree beds out front are still going strong, and are often the first thing on our block to bloom.
First Daffodil Blooms
The daffodils I planted last autumn are starting to bloom.
