I live in the Northeast. Yesterday and today were absolutely beautiful. Temperatures reached the high 50s/low 60s and the sun was shining. Now I realize that it’s still March and that spring isn’t here yet, but it’s on the horizon. . . and I have a bad case of spring fever.
I want to get out there and dig in the dirt. Start planning and planting my garden, but the reality is that where I live, you can’t really plant anything that’s not hardy until around Mother’s Day.
Holy cow! That’s almost two months away.
At least I can start planning now. I don’t know about you but I have trouble remembering what I planted in my flower beds. So for the last two years I’ve taken photos of my flower beds so that I can look back at what I did so I can decide what I want to keep and what I may want to change.
Here are some random photos I’ve taken of some flower beds.
This picture taken in August motivated me to redo the plantings in the front bed.
This photo taken in June will help me plan what I’d like to plant around the lilies to add more color.
So even if there’s a little bit of snow on the ground, grab your camera and take pictures of your flower beds now. Then take pictures every six weeks or so until the season ends so that you can use them as a point of reference to help plan your flower garden.
3 comments
Would you like to take some of our Rhubarb for your personal garden? Where do you recommend planting the rhubarb in the yard…or should I put it in pots instead?
JC
Hi Jenny,
I’m all set with rhubarb. Thanks for the offer. I wouldn’t plant rhubarb in pots. Plant it in an out of the way corner of your garden. Rhubarb is considered ‘invasive’. It will take over the area where it’s planted. It does freeze well though. Just cut it up and freeze in bags. I usually freeze 2 cups per bag. Kim
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