Mid May Blossoms

      Here are some shots taken just out back on May 15, 2013:

Native red columbine

Domesticated purple columbine

Bearded Iris

Weigela bush

Camassia cusickii

Jack in the Pulpit

Bringhurst Woods in Early May

      The Northern Delaware Greenway connects Bellevue State Park with the beautiful grounds at Rockwood Museum.  There are many wild flowers along the trail, and the following shots were taken this morning or yesterday morning.  It is somewhat of a challenge to hold a small camera in one hand and a leash attached to a 50 pound dog in the other hand, and still try to see what kind of picture will result.  But here is what is currently in bloom:

Native deciduous Azalea

False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon's Seal

Bush Honeysuckle

May Apple

May Apple

Cute little flower, please help with ID

Lonicera species?

Plant Give Away - 2013

Bleeding Heart

 
     Even after giving away a bunch of plants last year, there are still some waiting for good homes rather than a trip to the compost pile.  Much of what is available this year is the same as last year, so please refer to the  following posts:


http://fromseedtoscrumptious.blogspot.com/2012/04/plant-give-away.html

http://fromseedtoscrumptious.blogspot.com/2012/04/plant-give-away-too.html

http://fromseedtoscrumptious.blogspot.com/2012/04/plant-give-away-three.html

May First, 2013 - Back Yard Shots

      Where does time go?  It is May first already, and I am terribly behind in my gardening.  It was just such a cold and gray winter that I had difficulty waking up from hibernation.  It will be a summer where I have to buy all of my vegetable starts, because I don't even have peppers or tomatoes!

A couple of driftwood pieces by the Ash tree

Bleeding Heart

Pause between spring and summer bloomers

Rescued kale from park compost pile

Enjoying salad greens,  May 1, 2013

Anticipate a great garlic harvest the first of July

Everbearing raspberry bed starting up

Leaf pile still to be shredded, even more work

Clivia in Bloom

      My Clivia miniata is now in full bloom, and oh what a sight with the afternoon sun poring into the kitchen.  The clivia has been a good and faithful friend for many years now, and many of her offspring have found other good homes.  A more undemanding house plant is hard to find.

      One reason I have not posted recently is that I have not been able to load my pictures to a post.  Have spent hours trying to figure out what was wrong.  I finally found someone else's blog where they had the same problem.  A comment suggested using Google Chrome as the browser while doing a post.  Yes it works, thumbs down to Google for disabling Firefox.

Too Much Like Work

      Wow!  This is totally too much like work.  Someone at the park is hand turning their entire plot.  Or they are trying at least until they drop.  If they marked out beds versus walks, they would only do maybe 60% of the work.  Or they could cover the beds with shredded leaves, and let the worms do the work.

And they have just started

      Here is one of my beds.  Never been tilled.  Leaf mulch and other organics applied on top.  Volunteer worms greatly appreciated.  Wood chips are added to the paths as needed.  Every couple of years the chips are raked away and the two inches of great black soil created underneath is shoveled off to beds.  Then the chips are put back down.
      No till.  Little toil.  Works great for me.  For more on No Till and Wood Chips, please see:

http://fromseedtoscrumptious.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-till-gardening.html

http://fromseedtoscrumptious.blogspot.com/2011/11/gardening-in-wood-chips.html

http://fromseedtoscrumptious.blogspot.com/2011/03/gardening-with-wood-chips.html

http://fromseedtoscrumptious.blogspot.com/2011/03/water-water-everywhere.html

Sneaking into Spring

Wood Hyacinth, March 30th,  2013

Mixed Spring Bulbs, March 30th,  2013

Dwarf Daffodils, March 30th,  2013

Crocus, March 30th,  2013

Crocus in anticipation,  March 30th,  2013

Snowdrops on their way out, March 30th,  2013