April garden update

lisa April 21st, 2003

We did a ton of work in the yard this weekend. I finished preparing the new bed in the front, and we rented a stump grinder and got rid of the stumps in the side yard, so now the property is cleared out from the house to the property line - an area about 80′ x 40′, I think. When we bought the house there were probably 25 trees there - weedy maples. Now there is just a lilac, a honeysuckle, and the big evergreens (arbor vitae and two pines). I am thrilled because it’s nice and sunny there and perfect for my veggie patch.

The whole backyard is covered in crocuses (almost done blooming) and scilla and glory-of-the-snow. I couldn’t figure out which type I had for the longest time, but now I understand - the glory-of-the-snow is lighter blue and opens upwards, while the scilla is a darker blue and cupped downwards. They’re both really cute.

My daffodils are looking pretty good, though I don’t know what happened to the paperwhites I planted the first fall - they bloomed last spring but I haven’t seen them yet this year. I bought three blue hyacinths at Home Depot on Saturday and now I want a dozen more because they are gorgeous!

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