Happy First Day of Spring! Now that it is officially springtime, and for the moment our New England weather is cooperating with seasonal expected temperatures and the most beautifully sunny days it's time to start thinking about your gardening! Springtime brings so much brightness to our days, new blooms on the trees, the grass returning to its vibrant shade of green, the subtle chirping of birds returns as background noise. My great grandmother, used to describe one of my favorite things about spring, the soft breeze that often appears on a pristine spring day, she would call it- "a delicious breeze." I have an affinity for every season that we experience on the East Coast, and with the coming of every new season, beyond a shadow of a doubt I at some point will utter the words "_____ is my favorite time of the year."
Growing up, and spending my whole life on the East Coast, it is inevitable that you become so accustomed to the changing of seasons, and the way the environment around you changes with it. Your body almost expects and anticipates the coming changes before your mind can realize it's that time of year. However, when springtime comes- nothing brings smiles to so many faces like the new blooming flowers of such brilliant colors.
A few of my all time favorite springtime bursts of floral color are pictured here!
Tulips are a beautiful springtime flower, but make sure that you have planted the bulbs long before spring arrives to enjoy their beautiful delicacy once the season makes its permanent appearance.
Gerber Dasies are not only my absolute all time favorite flower, but they are so vivid and rich in color. Gerber Dasies can be purchased for planting by seed or by plant, but growing a healthy gerber plant takes very particular conditions and can be quite tricky! The best time to plant these sweet stems is when the winter frost is completely gone. Instructions for planting these can be found here!
Peonies are often grown as ornamentals for their stupendously large and often fragrant cut flowers. They thrive more successfully with full blooms in the spring, when planted during mid fall, but can also have very successful growth with spring planting. Peonies are a very different type of plant and the method to growing this beautiful flower is someone tricky, for clear instructions please see this site!
Ranunculus flowers, astonishing for their many many petals and their long lasting life as cut flowers. The planting directions for the ranunculus call for a little more focus and attention than most, but definitely worth the time! Instructions are here!
Sometimes the best way to get good information about any type of gardening your interested in embarking on, is to start at your local garden center or florist. Wilson Farm in MA is a wonderful place to stop, they have a very diverse collection of plants, flowers and trees for sale and the staff is wonderful with answering any questions you may have. If your unsure of where to go locally in your area for gardening tips and tricks- try using the Yelp search engine to sift through different establishments in your area and read reviews from previous customers to find just the place your looking for.
Happy Gardening!
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