SPRING...

Spring is just around the corner...


Strange how your thoughts start turning to planting, which seeds you should try this year, where should you plant this or that.

We have 2 months to go before we can start planting with any surety that anything will survive the cool temps., but it's fun planning, anyway.

Last year, when I was visiting in Manitoba, I found a new plant I wasn't familiar with and acquired some seed pods. So I am going to be trying a few of them and see what they do in this area.

I'm sure a lot of you know them, but they're new to me. Angel Trumpets are a huge plant and grow as perrenials in some areas, but, of course, they'll be annuals here, unless taken in for the winter. However, with the size they reach, 6 feet or more, I don't think that would be a very easy job. And besides, they'd take up half a room, so they won't be coming in to my house.

And, then, there's the matter of hidden little bugs that come in with the plant and before you know it, all your plants are infested.

Footnote: This was written in March and I couldn't get my Angel Trumpets started. But I haven't given up on them, just have to get new seed.
I've been lurking in the Walmart plant dept. and picked up quite a few perennials and they're doing very well.  With the way perennials multiply I'm sure I'll be enlarging my beds in no time. Maybe a good thing, maybe not.  But one does get bored with mowing the lawn constantly and ending up  with just boring 'green'!