Bloomin

Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw
-Henry David Thoreau

A mild first week in April has kicked the garden into gear. I have gotten outside early a couple mornings and did some garden chores. I put the hibiscus plants that lived through a winter in the basement in fresh pots and put them outside in the sunroom. I also put my wintered hot peppers in the cold frame to harden off. My plum tree is blossoming and really brings colour to a backyard that the dogs have decimated over winter. Thanks to the band HorseFeathers for the background music on this short clip.



My peas have sprouted and my radishes are just coming out of the ground. The squirrels are messing with the lettuce I've direct sowed so I covered the lettuce and radish beds with 4mL plastic. Below is a blurry picture of the little blueberry bush that could, and a shot of some lillies that are up early and collecting the energy they need to hopefully pull off some rocking blooms this year.