March 21, 2016
This has to be done while the stem is still green. If it turns brown, it is too late.
You can see the new growth on the stems at the top of the glass. Each time these stems begin to grow, I am amazed! Yes, you can root roses from your bouquets!
At the bottom of the stem where the honey was placed, a callous is forming. Soon there will be roots. A couple of years ago, on June 14th, this rose plant propagated from a Valentine rose was growing nicely in a pot on the deck.
Mother Nature is such a wondrous thing, isn’t she?
This is the earliest I remember the cherry tree in the front yard blooming. It is loaded with blossoms right now. If you remember, last year this tree was a magnet for local honeybees!
Three different colors of hyacinth are blooming, too. Next year, there will be a fourth color, that lovely pastel red-violet colored one purchased from the grocery floral department earlier this year.
Daffodils are blooming, too! Dave’s mother gave me a start of both of these daffodils and they are multiplying nicely at the back of the yard.
There is also a Mount Hood daffodil, which I love because of its pure white color. I bought the bulbs for those from a nursery. Looking out the window this morning, I can see that one of those has finally bloomed, too.
With all of the window installation mess last week, I didn’t get to go out and weed the flower beds and they certainly need it. Right now those weeds are seemingly taunting me! Can’t wait to get those pulled. Things are popping up so quickly!
Last year, the Flat Leaf Italian Parsley I planted in the garden was the healthiest we have ever had. (I don’t have a vegetable garden, but instead, a few vegetables are grown along with the flowers.) It was such a strong plant and yielded so much parsley for all of our cooking needs. This plant had a marker from Bonnie Plants, which is based in Alabama. Unbelievably, this plant is coming back!
We had an incredibly mild winter, (Thank you, God!) and an early spring. Flat leafed Italian parsley has never before overwintered in this garden. I was shocked, but here is the proof!
It seems the flower gardens are at least a couple of weeks ahead of last year’s at this same time. I am hoping Old Man Winter won’t show up on our doorstep again this spring. Can’t wait to get out there and work in the flower garden this week!
