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…
and the Hellebores are still blooming….
and then these pretty little delicate blue flowers. I can’t remember what they are – does anyone know?
and the wood violets are so pretty….
and my personal favorite – the Euphorbia wulfenii. Isn’t the green color gorgeous!!
and then there are signs of things to come…
I can’t wait for the peonies to bloom!
And then there was this sign of Spring on my kitchen table….
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??
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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
Your plants look so vibrant and healthy. This is my favorite time of the garden when the plants seem to grow before your eyes.
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. . . . . .
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.
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.
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