We have had unsettled air for the last week. The cold front from the North has been slowly moving South and this is meeting the slowly circulating air from the Gulf. It has given us brief showers every afternoon. The rain is welcome for the plants. The timing of the rainfall works out since I prefer to do my gardening in the mornings. The rain really helps to water in whatever I plant each morning.
The ground temperature has been steadily warming. It is safe to plant tender plants like some tomatoes. It is even time to plant some annuals I prepared from cuttings. I will soon be planting last year’s caladium bulbs that I had saved.
I will be joining the Six on Saturday crowd in the morning. Here is the link if you are curious https://gardenruminations.co.uk.
The Firecracker is among the bulbs that I planted last fall. Botanical name is Brodiaea. It is a native of California and Oregon much to my west but it is pretty enough to give it a go.
I love the great variety of cannas. This one I inherited from a local garden. I do not know the common name but I like this color.
Both these bloomers were started from seed. The Monarda is a native planted last year. This is the first blooming. I believe this one is M. bradburnia.
The Salvia is ‘Victoria Blue’. It is such a deep blue, special color with lush foliage.
Not the best photo, but both these shrubs are native to Alabama. The Viburnum has almost lace cap blooms. It is the first blooming of it that I have seen.
The shrub on the right is an Itea virginica known as Virginia sweet spire. A friend gave this one to me harvested from his hillside property. It is a prolific bloomer.
Hope you are finding pleasures in your garden.
Happy gardening!