The Peeper Frogs are Back

The wind is rattling the windows; spring is closing in.  Another way I can tell is that our greenhouses are full to bursting, with no where to put another plant.  We only have so many covered greenhouses or heaters to go in them.  Our friends Hilda and Clara, who come every year to help us "pot up," came in February and then again last week.  This time they brought another friend, Helen, who along with everyone else poked holes in pots filled with potting mix and filled them in with small plants.  At this time of the year they grow so fast, it is one of our spring miracles. 

We are going to have so many new plants this year.  I can't wait to see two new achilleas we have gotten (achillieas are also called "yarrows"). One is called "Apricot Delight" which is  apricot colors fading to soft peach, very fruity. The other is "Pomegranate" also fruity with a deep red coloring almost like, you guessed it, a pomegranate.  I couldn't resist them, achilleas are drought tolerant, beautiful, and low maintenance (OK: well-drained, full sun low maintenance).  We will also have the vibrant heuchera villosa hybrids "Caramel," "Christa," "Citronelle," and "Miracle" just to name a few. These are the colors of yellow-orange, rose-purple, and citron yellow, among others.

We have two tree paeonias this year: one is red and the other is wisteria blue.  If you've never seen a tree paeonia, it is an amazing little shrub with huge tissue-paper flowers.  I've heard that in China there is one that is a thousand years old.  People will just sit and contemplate it when it is in bloom.  They are definitely a long term plant. Well, I could go on and on about all the new plants, but I'm thinking you will just have to visit. Trav has posted our events and happening, and if I can manage a few more I will let you know. I love that the peeper frogs are enjoying these warm evenings.  I opened the window just so I could hear their serenade as I wrote this. Yes, it's spring.