Springtime in the Garden

by Leigh Anne on April 20, 2009

Today you are going to get a tour of my garden. There’s not a lot blooming right now but there are some definite signs of Spring especially along the woodland path.

Lots of daffodils…

Spring Garden

and the Hellebores are still blooming….

Spring Garden (1)

and then these pretty little delicate blue flowers. I can’t remember what they are – does anyone know?

Spring Garden (3)

and the wood violets are so pretty….

Spring Garden (4)

and my personal favorite – the Euphorbia wulfenii. Isn’t the green color gorgeous!!

Spring Garden (5)

and then there are signs of things to come…

Spring Garden (6)

Spring Garden (7)

I can’t wait for the peonies to bloom!

And then there was this sign of Spring on my kitchen table….

Spring Garden (8)

Time to get the garden in!

Here in Oregon it’s time to can plant broccoli, cabbage, parsnips, lettuce, radishes, carrots, beets, spinach and herbs.

In May you can put in tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons (can start squash and melons inside now), potatoes and corn.

Happy Gardening!

What are you planting in your garden this year??

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1 Kathy April 20, 2009 at 10:19 am

Hi Leigh Anne,
The plant with the pretty blue flowers is Brunnera (False Forget-me-Not). I have Brunnera Jack Frost here in Ohio and it is just covered with blue flowers this spring. I’m tickled pink (blue!) with it this year.
Kathy

2 Roxanne April 20, 2009 at 12:13 pm

Gorgeous! Ha, I thought the blue ones were Forget-Me-Nots (which I adore), and I thought it was kind of funny that you forgot the name of Forget-Me-Nots.

3 Tauna April 20, 2009 at 3:37 pm

The garden bug has hit me. The past two weeks, Mike and I have landscaped the areas around our house. I can’t wait to see what it will look like when everything has leaves and blossoms. We finished it off with some beautiful black fine bark. That really adds the finishing touch. It made all the difference and hopefully will help suppress weeds. Your plants are beautiful. Some day I would love to come and see your yard. Thanks for the inspiration.

4 Stephanie April 20, 2009 at 6:52 pm

I’m excited for lots and lots of veggies this year! I’m going to try a kitchen herb garden as well. Haven’t decided yet what to plant in my flower garden. I can’t wait, I have an Oregon grape vine that should be giving me some fruit this year. Nothing like the memories of home! Now if only I could get some blackberries to grow out in Utah :)

5 Lacy April 20, 2009 at 8:27 pm

Hi, I’m in Oregon, too.
This year we plan on the regulars, tomatoes, and green beans. Also new to us will be Jack-Be-Little pumpkins and Cinderella Pumpkins (great for pies). Also the lovely sunflowers, too!

6 Joan Callaway April 20, 2009 at 10:16 pm

Our daffodils and tulips…and even our iris…are all over with here in the hot sun of Davis – 90 degrees yesterday and today. One kind of clematis came and went, too….beautiful little flowers cascading over the fence, but then we had a wind storm and they then provided an almost snow-like covering over the ground. Pansies are still doing okay, leftover from fall planting. Rose arbor is burgeoning with buds and many of the floribundas are also in full bloom. Still some lilac, but they are so high they can barely be reached with lopping shears.

I’m looking forward to a trip to Ashland, Oregon, next week where our gardener there has been trying to keep the deer from devouring the Spring planting. We’ll see how successful she’s been. If they’ve been in my raspberries and blackberries, I’ll be attempted to create mayhem!!!

We’ve tickets to see four plays in five days, as well as checking on the house and readying it for spring/summer “guests.” We don’t get up as often as we used to…always once in the Spring, 4th of July, and again in the fall in time to see our beautiful October Blaze oak flaunt its extravagant color.

I’m trying to convince my son-in-law that he should come over and plant some tomatoes and an herb garden for me. My gardening days are over.

Joan

7 Dawn April 20, 2009 at 11:02 pm

Your plants look so vibrant and healthy. This is my favorite time of the garden when the plants seem to grow before your eyes.

8 Tamara Reber April 21, 2009 at 6:54 am

I love Spring and the time of new awakening. Since I am moving, no garden this year–but plan on lots of things next year in Washington. Thanks for sharing your plants. . . . . .

9 Kathryn April 21, 2009 at 8:13 am

I think Spring is my favorite time of year here in Oregon. I enjoyed seeing your pictures and was happy to be able to identify a mystery plant we saw in a yard as we were out walking and that fascinated us. I learned from your pictures that it is the Euphorbia wulfenii.

I am sharing a small garden plot in the community garden that a number of us will be planting on our church property. We anticipate planting tomatoes and I also plan to plant a few tomatoes here at home.

10 Launi April 22, 2009 at 12:10 pm

Your yard is so beautiful! We don’t really dare plant for a minute or two because we had a huge snow storm less than a week ago. It looks pretty nice now though.
We will plant tomatoes and peppers and radishes–not sure what else yet. Pumpkins too.

11 karen Almond May 4, 2009 at 5:09 am

Thanks for sharing your photos with us all, I live in Lancashire, England and have similar plants to yourselves. It really is inspiring me to make a focal point of my small front garden.
My garden at the back of the house is being trampled by two Airedale dogs, hopefully when they’re fully grown they will calm down a little, nice to talk to you, love to everyone on the web site. Karen

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